A New Car and Investments Are in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week on the California Lottery’s Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of $165,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, April 26, 2008. The grand total won this week was $187,500!

This week’s first contestant Efrain Gutierrez, a cook from Stockton, uncovered “Spin-Spin-Spin” on his Scratchers® ticket sending him straight to the Big Spin wheel. There, he won $40,000, which he plans to use to buy a BMW.

Next up was a Fantasy 5 contestant who took his chance at the Dream Machine. Richard Sowers, a retiree from Seal Beach, was first up and walked away with $75,000. He plans to help his children and fly his son , who lives in Hawaii, home for a visit.

Marc Wymar, was the contestant who outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High this week. The resident of San Gabriel won $50,000 and plans to save some of his prize money for his daughter’s education and invest the rest in his internet marketing business.

Winners Summary

NAME	CITY	AMOUNT
Richard Sowers	Seal Beach	$75,000
Marc Wymar	San Gabriel	$50,000
Efrain Gutierrez	Stockton	$40,000
Cheri Siple	San Bernardino	$5,000
Alicia Santos	Hacienda Heights	$4,000
Leticia Barron	Warner Springs	$4,000
Silvia Barsegyan	Glendale	$2,000
Anika Bugarin	Wilton	$2,000
Silvia Cerrillo	Burbank	$2,000
Debra Frye	Apple Valley	$1,750
Kathleen Mahon	Grover Beach	$1,750
Ismael Rivas	Palmdale	$1,750

	TOTAL	$187,500

For high resolution copies of photos of Efrain Gutierrez, Richard Sowers, or Marc Wymar please contact (916) 324-9639 or e-mail newsroom@calottery.com.

More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.