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Two Who Help Disabled, Look for Bright Future on `The Big Spin(R)'

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 11, 2008 - Miguel Roman from Stockton, who works with disabled children, was the big winner on this week’s Big Spin show. When explaining his profession he said his career has provided emotional highs and lows. “I was shocked by all the kids,” Roman explained when talking about how many kids cannot perform the day to day activities we take for granted. “I was expecting it to be like any other job. But when kids can’t walk, or talk – well, to be honest I didn’t like it at first – but I’ve grown to love it now.” Roman plans to further his love with his Big Spin prize. “I’d like to get my degree, a B.A. in special needs from Sacramento State.” With the $75,000 he won, Roman said he can get his degree and further the cause of helping disabled children. The grand total won by Roman and all contestants on this week’s episode of the Big Spin was $202,500.

Steven Hunt has also dedicated his life to helping kids. He is a cowboy from Cameron Park. He came to the show with his belt buckle, finest vest, and lucky wide-brimmed hat. When asked what makes a cowboy Hunt’s answer was simply a holler of “Cowboy up!” On his way up to the wheel he showed his dancing moves with the two-step he did when he scratched a SPIN SPIN SPIN on the Big Spin Scratchers ticket that provided him the opportunity to spin the popular game show’s big wheel. Before spinning the wheel he made the sign of the cross and looked above. As he hoped for a new truck, Hunt expressed his big dream. He wants to create a center for the disabled. Hunt currently teaches disabled children how to ride horses and learn the ways of cowboy life. The California Lottery looks forward to seeing how his $40,000 prize will help Hunt’s dreams come true.

Winners Summary

NAME	CITY	AMOUNT
Miguel Roman	Stockton	$75,000
Sukdab Das	Los Angeles	$65,000
Steven Hunt	Cameron Park	$40,000
Ricardo De La Torre	Rosemead	$5,000
Editha DeGuzman	Anaheim	$4,000
Ismael Hernandez	San Diego	$2,500
Jose Fajardo	San Diego	$2,000
Andrea Rodriguez	Downey	$2,000
Jose Cerda	South San Francisco	$1,750
Rachael Martinez	Oakland	$1,750
Mike Meyers	Pacific Grove	$1,750
Michelle Tyler	Simi Valley	$1,750
TOTAL		$202,500

For high resolution photos of Miguel Roman or Steven Hunt 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.

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