“He
was glowing.”
That’s how Susanna Short described husband Joshua Short’s reaction after winning
a $100,000 prize playing a New Mexico Lottery Scratcher game.
The 31-year-old self-employed handyman bought the “100,000 Jumbo Bucks” Scratcher
as a diversion while waiting for 22 gallons of gas to fill the bone-dry tank of
his business truck.
“I started shaking,” Short said after he revealed one zero after another and realized
he was holding a ticket worth $100,000.
The prize comes at the perfect time for the couple, which is in the midst of ambitious
home improvements. The Shorts recently purchased an abandoned church and they
are converting it into the home of their dreams. The 70-year-old building
needs a garage and a new roof.
Short purchased his winning Scratcher ticket at Allsup’s Store No. 127 at 1325 S.
Ave. D in Portales. This lottery retailer has sold 19 other large prize-winning
tickets ranging between $1,000 and $75,000.
Lottery Beneficiaries in Roosevelt County
All net revenues from the sale of lottery games benefit the Legislative Lottery
Scholarship program, which provides tuition assistance for New Mexico residents
attending the state’s public colleges and universities.
Since its inception in 1996, the lottery has raised $347 million for public education
in New Mexico and more than 48,000 have received Legislative Lottery Scholarships.
As of the Spring 2007 semester, more than 700 high school graduates from Roosevelt
County have received $2.2 million in Legislative Lottery Scholarships. More
than 260 of those students have graduated from college. Information on Legislative
Lottery Scholarships is available at www.nmlottery.com.
