Timing is Everything to Contestant on "The Big Spin(R)" Show.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- This week's airing of "The Big Spin" Show features two men already enjoying the fruits of their labors and another who hopes to join them soon. The show, which aired statewide Saturday, January 20, 2007, handed out cash prizes totaling $217,500.

Dave Kert, a retired police dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. from Cameron Park Cameron Park is the name of several places: :

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, said the timing of his Big Spin appearance was perfect. Kert walked away from the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine with $65,000 which he plans to use to pay his son's tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see .

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at Reno. "This prize couldn't have come at a better time, he really needs this money because tuition is due," explained Kert.

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, a retired truck driver from La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand , has visited The Big Spin previously, in fact, it was just about a year ago when he played Aces High and won $1,750. When he found out he was coming back to play the Dream Machine, he couldn't believe his eyes. Johnson explained, "I had to read the letter twice, I could not believe it was happening again." With his last prize he paid bills but with this latest prize of $55,000 he wants to buy a home in Arkansas so he can be close to family.

Lindsey Fross from San Rafael San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High, sending him to The Big Spin wheel for a $75,000 win! "I would love to pay off my mortgage and quit my job," said Fross. Hopefully his prize will get him a little closer to retirement!

                            Winner's Summary

NAME                              CITY                          AMOUNT
----                              ----                          ------
Lindsey Fross                     San Rafael                  $ 75,000
Dave Kert                         Cameron Park                $ 65,000
John Johnson                      La Verne                    $ 55,000
Tara Mills-Welch                  San Jose                    $  5,000
Patricia Lilley                   Reno                        $  4,000
Richard Mosby                     Firebaugh                   $  2,500
Michelea McZeal                   Long Beach                  $  2,000
George Harris                     Inglewood                   $  2,000
Robert Levings                    La Quinta                   $  1,750
Margie Buhl                       Covina                      $  1,750
Cheryl Cosenza                    Valencia                    $  1,750
Beatriz Ponce                     Downey                      $  1,750
                                                       TOTAL  $217,500

Public education in California The California education system consists of a full range of public and private schools in California, from the University of California system, to well-known private colleges, to an extensive network of secondary and primary education schools. receives at least 34 cents of every dollar players spend on Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. products. The California Lottery contributed a record $1.28 billion to public education in 2005-06 out of historic sales of $3.58 billion, the sixth year in a row the Lottery has provided more than $1 billion in supplemental funding for education. Since the Lottery began in 1985, it has contributed more than $18 billion to California schools.

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