Woman wins 4 cars in 4 weeks... wif a tweest!

rogue · 09-25-2009, 10:21 PM

http://www.news10.net/news/local/sto...=67546&catid=2

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LINCOLN, CA - Thunder Valley casino has given away eight cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them have gone to the same Sacramento woman.

Last Sunday, the woman won a Lexus convertible worth $43,000 and the week before it was a Mercedes convertible worth $47,000. Last month she won two pickup trucks.

For reasons that will become clear the woman has asked News10 to use just her first name, Salina.

Salina said she could not believe her run of good luck - and apparently other gamblers couldn't either. One of them sent an anonymous fax to News10 questioning the legitimacy of the drawings.

Thunder Valley spokesman Doug Elmets said casino security officials reviewed video of the drawings and were convinced they were legitimate. "After the second time she won we immediately went and investigated to make certain everything was perfectly clear," he said.

The truck and convertible drawings work like this: Players accumulate tickets during the week based on their amount of slot and table play. Tickets are then drawn from a drum Sunday evening until 10 players are chosen to select one envelope each. Nine envelopes contain cash awards of up to $1,000, and one lucky player will win the car or truck.

Elmets said Salina is one of the casino's top players, so her odds of making the first cut were relatively good. But it was phenomenal luck that allowed her to beat out nine other contestants to win the grand prize four times in a row.

"When she won her second truck she was number ten," explained Tina Rogo, the master of ceremonies for the grand prize drawings. "She couldn't even choose. She was left with whatever was left over and she still won it."

Now comes the second unbelievable part of the story, and it may help the gamblers who lost to Salina feel better about the whole thing.

Salina works quietly with Sacramento's homeless community and said she has given away virtually everything she's ever won at Thunder Valley, including the trucks and cars.

One night she used her winnings to fill the trunk of her Hyundai with hamburgers that she then distributed at a homeless shelter. Salina said she had never spoken to a reporter before because she worried the publicity would get in the way of her work.

She agreed to speak to News10 on the condition that her identity is not revealed. She was wearing an outfit she bought at a thrift store during the meeting and was still trying to decide what to do with a $15,000 jackpot she won the night before.

Some Thunder Valley employees are aware of Salina's work, including the "Trucks and Bucks" and "Convertibles and Cash" master of ceremonies.

"I know about Karma," Tina Rogo said. "And I truly believe that when you put good things out, good things return."

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yarrgh · 09-25-2009, 10:23 PM

kudos to that gambler

Vostok 7 · 09-25-2009, 10:25 PM

Feel good twist of the year!

Vostok 7

aerostar · 09-25-2009, 10:29 PM

Is she hot?

MikeCee · 09-25-2009, 10:29 PM

wow. i hope she keeps some for herself. sounds like she deserves it.

brendan_mac · 09-25-2009, 10:30 PM

Looks like the big guy with the beard works in mysterious ways.

I'm referring of course to Kenny Rogers.

Vostok 7 · 09-25-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brendan_mac

Looks like the big guy with the beard works in mysterious ways.

I'm referring of course to Kenny Rogers.

Vostok 7

testify · 09-25-2009, 10:36 PM

What are homeless people going to do with those cars? They don't even have driveways to park them in.

Thug · 09-25-2009, 10:37 PM

Karma++ (no pun intended)

gramicci101 · 09-25-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by testify

What are homeless people going to do with those cars? They don't even have driveways to park them in.

What about registration, insurance, and gas? And did the good samaritan pay taxes on the vehicles when she won them?

affinity1 · 09-25-2009, 10:39 PM

karma kramer?

Thug · 09-25-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brendan_mac

Looks like the big guy with the beard works in mysterious ways.

I'm referring of course to Kenny Rogers.

You are on fire today.

jms · 09-25-2009, 10:41 PM

That is a person to look up to. I don't care if she does it for kicks, or under the auspices of 'That's what God wants me to do'.

Good for her, and better for the people who reap the benefits of her good fortune.

Kostamojen · 09-25-2009, 10:42 PM

Thunder Valley is not far from here, i've been there a couple times...

Apparently they are going through bankruptcy or something, plus they are building a HUGE hotel next to the casino that isn't nearly finished yet!

markman · 09-25-2009, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brendan_mac

Looks like the big guy with the beard works in mysterious ways.

I'm referring of course to Kenny Rogers.

nice

obyone · 09-25-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by yarrgh

kudos to that gambler

Must.....not.....go.....back......to the craps table!

Drink · 09-25-2009, 10:45 PM

I would be willing to bet texas$$$ that after winning 4 cars, she isn't even.

Qcanfixit · 09-25-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rogue

http://www.news10.net/news/local/sto...=67546&catid=2

Nice try rogue, but the destruction of you planet can not be postponed any longer.

no amount of banana-princess-fluffy-bunny-club-hammocks can change that, the council has voted and the ball is already rolling.

brendan_mac · 09-25-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Vostok 7

Vostok 7

Hey, you know who is from the VIC? That guy right there.

Beaverboy · 09-26-2009, 01:07 AM

Dear everyone who buys into Karma,

That is all.

prlde91 · 09-26-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by testify

What are homeless people going to do with those cars? They don't even have driveways to park them in.

They can drive them on a parkway.

KidCorporate · 09-26-2009, 03:07 AM

Bless her gunt.

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09-25-2009, 10:23 PM	#2
yarrgh Scooby Specialist Member#: 80465 Join Date: Jan 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Aurora, CO Vehicle: 2001 2.5RS Black Diamond Pearl	kudos to that gambler

09-25-2009, 10:25 PM	#3
Vostok 7 Scooby Specialist Member#: 30209 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: air force is cool Vehicle: and they doesnt afraid of anything	Feel good twist of the year! Vostok 7

09-25-2009, 10:29 PM	#4
aerostar Scooby Specialist Member#: 103512 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 2006 WRX WRB	Is she hot?

09-25-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
MikeCee Scooby Specialist Member#: 136687 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CnW, he's a snarky little Vehicle: bee otch	wow. i hope she keeps some for herself. sounds like she deserves it.

09-25-2009, 10:30 PM	#6
brendan_mac Scooby Specialist Member#: 125055 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Victoria Vehicle: I've got Ham, But I'm not a Hamster.	Looks like the big guy with the beard works in mysterious ways. I'm referring of course to Kenny Rogers.

09-25-2009, 10:36 PM	#8
testify * Banned * Member#: 196517 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Mcnoobsville Vehicle: 2007 n00b rocket urban grey metallic	What are homeless people going to do with those cars? They don't even have driveways to park them in.

09-25-2009, 10:37 PM	#9
Thug How May I Choke You? Moderator Member#: 603 Join Date: Dec 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Nashua, NH Vehicle: 2005 Legacy GT Ltd. Blue	Karma++ (no pun intended)

09-25-2009, 10:39 PM	#11
affinity1 Scooby Specialist Member#: 97266 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: chicagoland	karma kramer?

09-25-2009, 10:41 PM	#13
jms Scooby Newbie Member#: 43489 Join Date: Sep 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Vehicle: More barbarism you animals! - Ripper_AWD	That is a person to look up to. I don't care if she does it for kicks, or under the auspices of 'That's what God wants me to do'. Good for her, and better for the people who reap the benefits of her good fortune.

09-25-2009, 10:42 PM	#14
Kostamojen Scooby Guru Member#: 2272 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Anti-Bunny Revolutionary Front Vehicle: 95 L AWD w/ EJ25 :) 1970 Subaru FF-1 Coupe	Thunder Valley is not far from here, i've been there a couple times... Apparently they are going through bankruptcy or something, plus they are building a HUGE hotel next to the casino that isn't nearly finished yet!

09-25-2009, 10:45 PM	#17
Drink Scooby Specialist Member#: 102682 Join Date: Dec 2005	I would be willing to bet texas$$$ that after winning 4 cars, she isn't even.

09-26-2009, 01:07 AM	#20
Beaverboy Scooby Guru Member#: 44501 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: W. NC Vehicle: '16 Nissan 510 Brown	Dear everyone who buys into Karma, That is all.

09-26-2009, 03:07 AM	#22
KidCorporate Scooby Newbie Member#: 199947 Join Date: Jan 2009	Bless her gunt.