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00:00Well, our grand prize starts tonight at $3,825,000, and one of these people could win it, and you
00:14could win a brand new car right here on the Big Spin.
00:17It's the California Lottery Big Spin.
00:28Tonight, the California Lottery's grand prize finalists from all over the state are here
00:33for their dream of a lifetime, the chance to spin and win this week's grand prize.
00:38And now, please welcome our host, Jeff Edwards.
00:41Ah, here we go again.
00:47Thank you, thank you.
00:49Thank you very much.
00:51Well, tonight, one of you at home is going to have a new car to show off to your friends
00:54and neighbors, but you at home are not going to win the car if you didn't send in those
00:59three-wheel symbol tickets.
01:00Now, I know you have some.
01:01They're probably sitting around on your kitchen table, but you just haven't gotten around to
01:04sending them in.
01:04Well, why don't you just rummage through that drawer where you keep the stamps, get them
01:07into the mail.
01:08Well, you can pick up official envelopes at the same place that you bought your tickets
01:11or use your own envelope if you want, but mail them to the same address.
01:15They must come to this address.
01:17Now, our first finalists sent in three tickets with wheel symbols on them.
01:20They're about to start on their road to Rich's, and tonight, it begins with Rich telling us
01:23just who they are and where they're from.
01:24So, Rich, who are they and where are they from?
01:27Jeff, say hello to a truck operator from Los Angeles, Dave Flynn.
01:31Hello, David.
01:31How are you doing?
01:32Yes, great, thanks.
01:33Turn it on.
01:33There you go.
01:35Okay, bring it on home, Daddy, right?
01:37Bring it on home.
01:37Now, you watch this show every week, right?
01:39That's right.
01:40Yeah, every Saturday night you watch this show.
01:42Right.
01:42What happened last Saturday?
01:44I was watching something else.
01:46The one time, right?
01:48The one time that I missed it.
01:49Yeah, so how'd you find out?
01:51Well, they called me.
01:52Some of my friends called me.
01:53My girlfriend called me and let me know.
01:56I didn't believe it, but, I mean, they let me know.
01:59After several of them called, then I knew that something was happening, right?
02:02Something was happening.
02:03I understand you're quite a bowler.
02:04No, I'm not quite a bowler.
02:06I just do a lot of bowling.
02:07Well, let me tell you, in the gold slot, there's $3,825,000.
02:12You ready to go for it, David?
02:13Okay, here we go.
02:15Come over here.
02:15All right.
02:16I know you want to get yourself a mobile home, right?
02:25That's right.
02:26I want to travel.
02:27I want to retire and travel.
02:30Let's see if we can start you off on that.
02:32Oh, look at the bottom.
02:37Whoa.
02:38Hang on.
02:39Hang on.
02:40Hang on.
02:41Hang on.
02:42It's got to stay five seconds.
02:43It is right on the edge.
02:44You have $3,825,000, David.
02:48You have yourself $3,825,000.
03:01Come on, how are you, Gene?
03:07David, this is Gene Nixon, and she had a check for you.
03:10Congratulations, David.
03:12Yeah!
03:12Now, David Flynn here just won himself $3,825,000,
03:20and that moves him way down the road to Richard.
03:22You know, it could have been you.
03:23All you got to do is play, and when you play, our kids win, too.
03:26Well, we've got a whole lot more waiting.
03:27When we return, don't go away.
03:28We are going to be right back.
03:29Congratulations again.
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05:10Thank you very much.
05:21You know, there's only one way for you to get on the big spin,
05:24and that's for you to pick up some lottery tickets.
05:26Collect three with wheel symbols.
05:27Don't let anybody tell you you can't win the lottery
05:29because in the Road to Riches game,
05:31there's still lots of wheel symbol tickets
05:32still out there waiting for you to find them.
05:34Now, our next finalist found three.
05:36Mail them in, and it's there.
05:37Turn it our wheel.
05:37Remember, just as easily could be you,
05:40but you've got to play.
05:41Okay, Rich, who is our next player?
05:42Send them one out.
05:44Jeff, here's a maintenance man from Squaw Valley,
05:46George Mann.
05:48How are you doing?
05:49I understand that you and these people
05:50had quite a party last night, huh?
05:51Yes, sir, we did.
05:52We've really enjoyed our stay here,
05:54and we're very thankful to be here.
05:57It's just beautiful.
05:58Well, we're thankful you're here, too.
05:59We had a little trouble finding you.
06:01My brother Larry said,
06:03George, they just drew your name for the big spin.
06:05And I go, no.
06:07And he did that for a little bit,
06:08and I says, Larry, you're putting me on.
06:10He says, no, really.
06:11I swear to God, they really announced it.
06:14Ward and all the friends are watching.
06:16So I said, well, here, talk to you.
06:17Could you believe it?
06:18Pretty soon,
06:19I don't know.
06:21Run it just a little short of the show.
06:23Anyway, it was neat.
06:23All right, George.
06:24We're delighted to have you here.
06:25There's $2,050,000 sitting there in the gold slot.
06:29Ready to go for it?
06:30Yes, come on.
06:46Now, you're living just bought some acreage in Squam Valley?
06:49Yes, sir.
06:50We just purchased five and a half acres.
06:52And we need some electricity, though, right?
06:54Oh, yes.
06:55PG&E has, they've got our power pull up,
06:58but they're going to contact us.
07:00And put the power in there.
07:01All right, let's take a look.
07:04No.
07:07No, not there.
07:09Look at down below.
07:10It goes to $50,000.
07:13Yeah!
07:16Come over here.
07:17Awesome.
07:17I think this is cool.
07:19I think this is neat.
07:22Oh, it's wonderful.
07:23I can't stop shaking.
07:24Well, you don't have to shake anymore.
07:26You're $50,000 richer than you were just a couple of seconds ago.
07:29Congratulations.
07:30And now one of you at home is soon going to have a problem,
07:32and that's the problem of where you're going to park your brand new car.
07:35We're going to be drawing for that just as soon as you see me again,
07:37so don't go away.
07:38Congratulations again.
07:39Well, last week, we gave away a grand total of $4,015,000.
08:06And we always give away a brand new car to one of you at home.
08:10Now, this week, we're going to be doing it again,
08:11so collect your three-wheel symbol tickets, mail them in,
08:14and watch us this week to see if your name comes out of that drum.
08:17Now, we've got to give it to somebody.
08:18It might as well be you.
08:19All you have to do is play the lottery.
08:21That's the first step of the road to riches,
08:23so you be sure you're with us next Saturday,
08:24and every Saturday, 7 p.m., right here on this station
08:27for all the fun and excitement of the California Lottery's Big Spin.
09:36Once again, here is our host, Jeff Edwards.
09:54Thank you, Rich.
09:55All right, thank you.
09:56Well, get your key rings ready,
09:57because we're about to give you a key
09:59to a brand-new 1988 Chevy Corsica.
10:01And we're going to put it on the key ring
10:02of one of you at home.
10:03I hope it's you.
10:04Let's find out.
10:05Gene Nixon has her Big Spin Lottery sleep mask on.
10:10We dig in there.
10:12Feel around all you.
10:12They're all the way down to the end, Gene.
10:14We're going to get you a longer arm, I guess.
10:17All right.
10:18Whichever one this is,
10:19they're going to have themselves a brand-new...
10:20I forgot to say hello to Bernie.
10:21How you doing, Bernie?
10:21Good to see you again, Jeff.
10:22Good to see you.
10:23Bernie Remus, who joins us every once in a while
10:25from the lottery to spin the...
10:27whatever this is, the drum, yes.
10:29There you go.
10:30Okay.
10:32Oh, I know who you are,
10:34but you don't yet.
10:36But you live in Sanger, California.
10:38All right?
10:39And if your name is Miriam Bethencourt,
10:42you have a brand-new car, Miriam.
10:44Congratulations to you.
10:48That is terrific.
10:51It is just that easy.
10:52You send in the wheel symbols,
10:53get a chance at the wheel,
10:54get a chance at a brand-new car,
10:56and Miriam Bethencourt, of course,
10:57played the lottery,
10:58paid off with that brand-new car.
10:59Our next finalist played the lottery,
11:01and it could pay off with millions of dollars.
11:03So let's bring them on out here
11:04for their trip down the road to Rich's.
11:05Rich, who is it?
11:06Jeff, say hello to a businessman
11:08from Palm Valley, Robert Atwood.
11:11Robert Abad.
11:13Okay, Bob.
11:15You have a birthday coming up, right?
11:17Monday.
11:18Yeah, well, this ought to be
11:19a nice birthday present.
11:20I'm certainly hoping so.
11:21Yeah, and you have...
11:22You have a pact with another couple
11:23about the lottery?
11:24Yes, they're out in the audience.
11:25We made a pact all three years ago
11:27that if one of us would ever get this far
11:28and win the big one,
11:29we'd pay for an ocean cruise
11:31for the other couple.
11:32Oh, that's neat.
11:33So we've got an ocean cruise
11:34hanging on this one.
11:35And also, I understand you want to set up
11:36a fund for your employees.
11:38Yes, if I get lucky enough
11:39to win some money,
11:40we're going to set up
11:41a vacation fund for my employees.
11:43One of those lovely little twin girls there
11:45that are yours
11:46said they had a premonition
11:48or something about this.
11:49Yes, coming home from a swimming meet
11:50on Saturday, Kirsten said to me,
11:52Daddy, when we win the lottery,
11:54we're going to share
11:55with one of her friends
11:56that is in need right now.
11:58Oh, well, listen,
11:59with twin girls,
12:00maybe you'll hit a double.
12:01All right?
12:01I certainly hope.
12:02Again, $2,075,000.
12:04Ready?
12:04Ready?
12:05Here we go.
12:09Good.
12:16Oh, it may be a little while.
12:18I'll just survive.
12:19Drinks are pretty colored.
12:22That's pretty clever
12:23you have on your lapel.
12:24I'm going to have my secretary
12:25give me that.
12:26Great.
12:26Great.
12:26Well, I think it's going to stay in the green.
12:47It's going right up there.
12:49Yes, sir.
12:50$10,000, Mr. Atwood.
12:51Congratulations.
12:52Thank you for being on the show.
12:53Well, Robert Atwood gets $10,000
12:56and Rich, who's next?
12:59Jeff, say hello again
13:01to a small businessman
13:02from Port Winami,
13:03Ron Werkenberg.
13:04How are you doing?
13:05Just fine.
13:05Good.
13:06Come on down here, Eric.
13:08Besides Ronald,
13:09we have Eric Good here
13:10and Eric is the retailer
13:11who sold the ticket to Ronald, right?
13:13That's correct.
13:13Is this your first big winner?
13:15This is our first big winner
13:16and Ron does win
13:17a lot of $50 and $100 tickets, though.
13:19Oh, he does.
13:19There you go.
13:20Good for you.
13:21Good lucky man.
13:21Well, I know that you did
13:22the T-shirts
13:23for Goods Liquors
13:24and the banner up there.
13:27We're looking good.
13:28Yeah, you are looking good.
13:29Now, I called you last week.
13:30Where were you last week
13:31when I called you?
13:32At the shop, working.
13:33And what did you think
13:33when I called you?
13:34Didn't believe you.
13:35Yeah.
13:36You said you did.
13:38Well, sometimes you say
13:39things you don't know.
13:41Watched it on TV
13:42and I believed it.
13:43And then you told your wife
13:44and how did you tell her?
13:46Called my wife
13:46and asked her
13:47if she wanted to go
13:47on a vacation to Sacramento.
13:48Yeah?
13:49And what did she say?
13:50She said yes.
13:51Just, yes.
13:52Didn't ask any questions.
13:53She didn't know
13:53that it was a lottery, though.
13:54Well, we're delighted
13:55to have you here.
13:56Let me tell you
13:56what we have there.
13:57In the gold slot
13:58is $2,100,000.
14:00Ready?
14:01Already.
14:02Here we go.
14:02Give it a good stand.
14:07Come on, baby.
14:11Come on, baby.
14:16Come on, baby.
14:17Come on, baby.
14:19Stop.
14:20Stop.
14:21The tension, right?
14:23Yeah.
14:24Yeah.
14:24Good luck to you.
14:29Thanks, Eric, for coming out.
14:32Well, let's see.
14:33It won't be long now.
14:34It won't be long, right?
14:35We want pink.
14:36We want pink.
14:38There's a little red.
14:39We want pink.
14:41We want pink.
14:42Now, where does she go?
14:43We want pink.
14:44This is it.
14:45There it goes.
14:46A little more.
14:47It goes to $10,000 for you, Ronald.
14:50Thanks a lot.
14:52Good luck to you.
14:53Thanks, Eric, for coming out.
14:54Keep selling those tickets.
14:55Bye-bye.
14:59All right, Rich,
15:00there are some people out there
15:01just waiting to hear their names.
15:02Call that.
15:02You got some for me?
15:03Well, Jeff, next week,
15:05our wheel could give millions
15:06to these lucky Californians.
15:08From Long Beach,
15:09we'll have Jim Knight.
15:09From Napa, Annie Sierras.
15:11And visiting from Orange
15:13will be Chris Ward.
15:14From Riverside,
15:15Richard Montgomery.
15:16Coming to us from San Diego
15:17will be David Rodriguez.
15:19And from Santa Maria,
15:20Eva Zanin.
15:21And finally,
15:21from Stockton,
15:22Vicki Eichbaum.
15:23Back to you, Jeff.
15:24See?
15:24Now, you always do that.
15:26You say finally,
15:27but it's not finally.
15:28Now, those folks
15:29will certainly be here next week
15:30to perhaps win millions,
15:31but with them
15:32is going to be
15:32one other lucky person.
15:33And when we return,
15:35I'm going to be calling that person.
15:36And if you've been scratching
15:37off those tickets
15:37and sending in those real symbols,
15:39I just might be calling you.
15:50Hey, Cookie,
16:03more pecanie sauce.
16:04Yeah.
16:05This ain't paste pecanie sauce.
16:07What's the difference?
16:08Cookie,
16:10paste pecanie sauce
16:11is made in San Antonio
16:12with fresh vegetables
16:14and spices
16:14by people who know
16:15what pecanie sauce
16:16is supposed to taste like.
16:17This stuff's made
16:19in New York City.
16:20New York City!
16:22Get a rope.
16:23Pick up the original pecanie sauce.
16:25Pick up the paste.
16:47Get a rope.
16:48Get a rope.
17:21All right, that telephone should be ringing to somebody's house, and if it's yours, I'm sure your life's going to change a little bit next week.
17:43Hello?
17:44Hi, is Jim there, please?
17:45Yeah, who's calling, please?
17:46This is Mr. Edwards calling.
17:48Okay, hold on.
17:51Hello?
17:52Hi, Jim?
17:53Yeah?
17:54How are you? How's the weather in San Luis Obispo?
17:56Great.
17:57Good, it's pretty nice up in Sacramento, too.
17:59Yeah, who's this?
18:01It's Jeff Edwards.
18:03Who?
18:05It's Jeff Edwards from the California State Lottery's Big Spin.
18:09No.
18:10Yeah.
18:12Mike.
18:13Huh?
18:13This is Mike.
18:15No, it is not Mike.
18:16Oh, Peter.
18:17This is Mike, but this is not Mike.
18:20I have Mike in my hand, but this is Jeff Edwards.
18:22I tell you, I can prove it to you.
18:25Okay?
18:26Yeah?
18:26All right.
18:26I'm going to have a whole audience of people say, hi, Jim Fuller.
18:29Okay?
18:30Okay.
18:31All right.
18:31Hang on.
18:31Everybody ready?
18:32Hi, Jim Fuller.
18:34Hi, Jim Fuller.
18:36Oh, God.
18:39Does that convince you?
18:40I can't believe this.
18:41Jim, my friend, you are going to be up here in Sacramento next week spinning our big wheel,
18:46and by this time next week, you could be a millionaire.
18:50This is unbelievable.
18:51Well, my friend, I'll tell you what.
18:53We're going to put a lottery official on the phone, and he will give you all the details,
18:56and I'll look forward to meeting you, okay?
18:58Okay.
18:59Okay.
19:00Good for you, Jim.
19:01Well, I'll look forward to meeting Jim Fuller of San Luis Obispo next week,
19:05but between then and now, we have lots more money to give away,
19:07so let's get someone out here to win it.
19:09What do you say?
19:09Well, I say, Rich, send someone out here.
19:12Jeff, here's a self-employed businessman from San Jose, Ellis Down.
19:17Good to see you, Ellis.
19:17I see you, Jeff.
19:18Yeah.
19:19Finally made it.
19:19Yeah, you finally made it.
19:21All right.
19:22Where did you find all those people there?
19:23Oh, a few here and a few there, and some came on, you know, picked them up along the way.
19:27Well, we're delighted to have all of you here.
19:29You got pretty excited out here when you saw you.
19:31Oh, yeah, really.
19:32I was complaining about the people in Southern California getting it,
19:35and then my name came up, and I jumped out of my chair.
19:38Yeah.
19:38I just got to be real thrilled to see your name pop up.
19:41Oh, it's great.
19:41I had to watch the rerun Sunday.
19:44You mean there's a rerun, and I'm not getting paid for it?
19:46We'll talk about that.
19:47Really?
19:48Tell me about your hat.
19:49This is one of my accounts.
19:50It's micromodular devices in Sunnyvale, and all the employees of the company signed it.
19:55Of course, I've got my shamrock on the inside.
19:57Oh, yeah, right.
19:58Now, what's this?
19:58It's a fortune from a fortune cookie.
20:00Right, it says new financial resources will soon become available to you.
20:03When did you get that?
20:04Friday.
20:04Friday.
20:05Friday.
20:06All right, it is time.
20:07$2,125,000 in the gold slot.
20:10Ellis, here we go.
20:11Here we go, Joe.
20:14Of course, there's lots of other good things.
20:16$100,000, $50,000.
20:19$1 million.
20:20All right.
20:21You're going to get it.
20:22You're going to get it.
20:23All right.
20:23At least the rent.
20:25They just play through hard.
20:36It'll be a while, but it always stops sometimes.
20:40All right.
20:41Round and round, where's it goes?
20:42Nobody knows, right?
20:43We're going to get to it.
21:00We're going to get to it here.
21:02Whoa, look at it play around there.
21:04Oh, no.
21:04It starts your heart?
21:05Oh, boy.
21:06Yeah, it does.
21:07Now, will it stay or will it be on the edge?
21:10Will it be on the edge?
21:11It is on the edge as it goes to $50,000 for Ellis Downs.
21:16I tell you, that ball is weird today.
21:18Congratulations to you, Ellis.
21:20Ellis Downs has himself $50,000, and Rich,
21:24I know there's somebody else back there.
21:26Jeff, here's a retired grocery store owner
21:28from Palm Springs, Aura Mae King.
21:32I do know that.
21:34My sweethearts.
21:36They love you there, Grandma King, I'll tell you that.
21:39I love them, too.
21:40You're really special.
21:41You've got a store from your mother inherited in 1929?
21:45Yes.
21:45And ran it for how many years, Aura Mae?
21:48Oh, until 1972.
21:50Well, yeah, whatever amount of years that is.
21:51And I retired.
21:52Yeah.
21:53And this is wonderful to be in retirement.
21:56Oh, yeah, I bet.
21:57It was Mason's, if it's called.
21:58You ran it out of your house.
21:59Yes, Mason's and all my customers,
22:01and I had many high school students, grammar.
22:05Oh, I have to say this.
22:06Right.
22:07Turnbull, College Park, and San Mateo High School.
22:11What is that?
22:12All students in San Mateo.
22:15All right.
22:15Well, Aura Mae, let me tell you,
22:17I know that last week you always watched the show,
22:20and you didn't see your name
22:21because you went out to clear off the dinner plates, right?
22:23No, I went to fill the dinner plates.
22:25Oh, fill it.
22:25I got hungry, and so I said,
22:28everyone come and eat.
22:31And then the phone started ringing.
22:32And then they all went back to the TV to watch.
22:34Yeah.
22:35And then the phone rang.
22:37Yeah.
22:38About, oh, two or three minutes later,
22:40a friend from San Mateo called me,
22:43and I thought she was teasing.
22:45Sure.
22:45I said, oh, you're, because she's a teaser.
22:47But the phone kept ringing, and then you knew.
22:49And then the next time, it was from Marysville.
22:51Oh.
22:52And when they called from Marysville,
22:54I knew it was true.
22:55Could you still eat?
22:57Oh, yes.
22:58Oh, I could still eat.
22:59All right, Aura Mae King,
23:00there's $2,150,000 in the gold slot.
23:03Ready?
23:12Just step right in there and give it a spin.
23:15Yeah.
23:15Sure.
23:18All right, I'm going to bring you right over here.
23:21Just right here.
23:21Right here.
23:22You can see it.
23:23Right here.
23:24All right.
23:44No, I don't know.
23:46Oh, Michael, yeah.
23:47Hang on.
23:48See if it's staying.
23:49Is it going to stay?
23:50No, it goes.
23:51Here it goes to $50,000, Ola May.
23:56Oh, you're welcome.
23:57Come on down here with me.
23:59Oh, boy.
24:00My ball's bouncing around today.
24:02Ola May gets $50,000, and we have given away a lot of money
24:05to some lucky people tonight, including a grand prize.
24:07But the night is not over yet, because in about 30 minutes,
24:10Lotto's going to be here to maybe make another California
24:12mighty rich like it did last week to Jim Chevrolet.
24:15I think he picked up almost $9.5 million.
24:17We're going to be right back with more of The Big Spin
24:19right after these words.
24:21Oh, that was phenomenal.
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