Maiquel Alejo was a television game show hostess best known as the co-hostess of the California Lottery's first game show The Big Spin

The Big Spin

The Big Spin is the California Lottery's first television game show. Originally a Fred Tatashore production, it was later an Alexander Media Services production, followed by a production of Cal Image, and then finally a Jonathan Goodson Production....

from 1993 to 2009. She was joined by various hosts including Geoff Edwards

Geoff Edwards

Geoffrey Bruce Owen "Geoff" Edwards is an American television actor, game show host and radio personality. Over the past decade and a half, he has been a writer and broadcaster on travel. He was born in Westfield, New Jersey....

, Larry Anderson, Jack Gallagher and Pat Finn

Pat Finn

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Finn is the former host of several game shows. He is the owner of the production company Rubicon Entertainment.Finn first hosted the 1990 remake of the classic Jack Barry show The Joker's Wild...

during her 16 years until the show ended its run on January 10, 2009.

In addition to her hosting duties on The Big Spin, she helped contestants who spoke only Spanish during interviews with her co-hosts when an interpreter was needed as she is fleuent in Spanish.

She was married in 1997 and, away from the show, she spends time with her husband and her four children. She is also an actress.