August 14
 Governor Johnson announces appointments to the Lottery Board of Directors

November 20
 First Lottery CEO, Ralph Decker, reports for work

April 8
The first 7.2 million $1 and $2 scratcher tickets arrive under tight security at Lottery headquarters

April 27
Lottery Launch Day — Sale of Scratchers begins. Proceeds split 60% capital outlay and 40% Lottery Tuition Fund

July 11
$2.8 Million lump sum repayment in full of Lottery Revenue Bonds

August 1
 In its first distribution of net proceeds (profits), the Lottery turns over $6.2 million to the State

October 20
 Powerball launches, Governor Johnson buys first ticket

January 16
Public School Capital Outlay Council Awards $7.2 Million in Lottery proceeds
to 23 school districts

February 16
Daily Millions launches

June 2
The first of 200 instant ticket vending machines (ITVMs) installed

June 17
Steve Schwartz appointed interim CEO

June 20
Carmen Malone of Alamogordo is the first to win two $100,000 Powerball prizes; she won her first four months earlier

August
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education begins awarding
Legislative Lottery Scholarships

Sept. 23
David Miller appointed CEO

November 2
 Powerball game revised with new matrix and prize structure (5/49 + 1/42)

January 15
First Trucks & Bucks scratcher launches

February 6 Roadrunner Cash launches, State Senator Roman Maes buys first ticket

February 10
First televised Roadrunner Cash Drawing with host Nadine Guillén

June 15
State's first Powerball Jackpot billboard erected on I-40 in Albuquerque

July 1 Implementation of Powerball retailer bonus for selling $100,000 and jackpot winning tickets

July 27
Roadrunner Cash drawings expanded to four nights a week

July 29
Powerball draw sales sets record of $4.1 million for jackpot worth $295.7 Million

October 19
Mega Match 4 launches

November 3
 Richard Beasley of Farmington claims the first $500,000 Mega Match 4 top prize

May 10
 Alfredo Castillo of Deming wins second Mega Match 4 $500,000 top prize shortly after end of game is announced

May 18
First $5 scratcher, $50,000 Jackpot, launches

June 25
Final Mega Match 4 drawing

September 20
Gary Bratcher appointed interim CEO

November 1 Roadrunner Cash drawings increase to six nights per week

February 29
Tom Shaheen appointed CEO

July 1
Legislature determines Lottery proceeds shall be split 50% capital outlay / 50% Lottery Tuition Fund

September 24
Pick 3 launches

September 25
First televised Pick 3 and Roadrunner Cash drawings

November 30
First Powerball jackpot won in New Mexico. Albuquerque  group of 14 share $131 million prize

January
First compulsive gambling commercial produced by Lottery airs

March 5 Roadrunner Cash top prize begins to roll

March 7
Powerball game adds promotional Power Play number

April
First Roadrunner Cash top prize over $100,000 is claimed, as $152,000 is split by six Los Alamos firefighters

June 15
All Lottery profits now allocated to lottery tuition fund (Legislative Lottery Scholarship)

July
 “Powerball – The Game Show” Scratcher launch, entry vehicle to a nationally-syndicated TV game show

September 28
Lottery transfers record $5,454,141 (largest single-monthly profit) for education

October 6 Seasonal debut of “Powerball – The Game Show” featuring New Mexico contestants

Oct. 11-15
The Lottery hosts World Meet ‘01, a joint meeting of NASPL and the World Lottery Association

November
First $10 scratcher, Lucky Luminarias, launches with $100,000 top prize

December
“Powerball – The Game Show” host Bob Eubanks makes promotional appearances in Albuquerque and Las Cruces

January 31
Lottery Board approves online services contract extension with GTECH, effective February '02 - November '08

February 20
Isabell Delgado of Las Cruces wins New Mexico’s second Powerball jackpot, $32 million

May
More than 22,000 students have so far received Legislative Lottery Scholarships

October 5
“Powerball Instant Millionaire” debuts, replacing “Powerball – The Game Show,” with host Todd Newton

October 9
Powerball game revised with new matrix and prize structure (5/53 + 1/42)

September 30
Lottery breaks $150 million in total returns to New Mexico education

December 21
Record six $100,000 New Mexico Powerball second prizes won in a single draw

December 25
Record Powerball jackpot established, $315 million

February 20
Lottery Board approves Scientific Games for four-year instant ticket contract

June
More than 27,000 students have so far received Legislative Lottery Scholarships

June 30
Lottery ends fiscal year with record $137 million in gross sales, record $33.1 million profit

October 27
Base Roadrunner Cash top prize raised to $20,000; TV drawings combined, featuring animated characters

January 10
Kathy Silvas of Roswell wins $129,000 on Powerball Instant Millionaire, largest prize won by a New Mexican

February 11
$200 Million Benefit Milestone celebrated in
Santa Fe at the State Capitol

March 12
Rodney Zamora of Carrizozo claims record $362,000 Roadrunner Cash prize

July
Lottery ends fiscal year with record $148.7 million in gross sales and record $35.9 million in net profits

September 25
Final episode of nationally-syndicated Powerball Instant Millionaire game show

September 26
Lottery launches in-state online game,
4 This Way!

September 26
Lottery switches Roadrunner Cash and Pick 3 to state-of-the-art digital draw system, concurrent with 4 This Way! Launch

October
More than 32,000 students have so far received Legislative Lottery Scholarships

October 28
Second-largest Roadrunner Cash prize won; $340,000 split by two Tijeras neighbors

December
New Mexico’s first Powerball Power Play second prize won when player matches five white balls and Power Play is four, winning $400,000

January
Gross sales surpass $1 billion

March 18
Roadrunner Cash has record $400,000 top prize, divided in March and May by two separate winners

March 30
2 of 3 NM Powerball players follow national trend and use fortune cookie numbers to win $100,000 prizes

April 6
MUSL members announce pending changes to Powerball… larger base jackpots, higher prize levels, effective in late summer

May 9
Lottery launches $500,000 Extravaganza, featuring a top prize of $500,000 (the largest for an instant)

July 22
Dutch and Janice Ensconatus of Roswell claim the first top prize in the $500,000 Extravaganza game

July 28
Lottery reports FY 2005 sales of $139.2 million and net profit of $32.2 million

August 10
New Mexico’s third Powerball jackpot is won with a $93.4 million annuitized jackpot

August 19
John San Cartier claims his Powerball prize, taking the cash option of apprx. $52.2 million (pre-tax)

August 28
Powerball matrix changes, two white ball numbers added; 2nd- and 3rd-prizes doubled; base jackpot increases from $10 million to $15 million

September 7
NM’s first Powerball Power Play second prize under the new matrix, $600,000… at the time, the fourth-largest NMLA prize

October 19
Powerball sets record jackpot of $340 million

November 21
Executive vice president of security Tom Romero named interim CEO

December17
 $390,000, the largest Roadrunner Cash top prize won by one individual, is claimed by lifelong Otero County resident

February
 The Lottery passes the $200 million mark in money raised for the Legislative Lottery Scholarship program

February 18
 Powerball sets record jackpot of $365 million

April 27
 The New Mexico Lottery celebrates 10th anniversary

June 30
Lottery sets sales and profit records for FY 06

August 1
  Tom Romero appointed CEO

October
NM Higher Ed Dept. reports that as of the Spring 2006 semester more than 43,000 students have received a Legislative Lottery Scholarship

November
$300 million mark reached in Lottery proceeds

November 12
Lottery launches newest online game Hot Lotto,
a multi-state game

November 21
Roadrunner Cash top prize sets new record of $687,000; claimed 12/01 by 3 players from Albuquerque & Edgewood

May 30
New Mexico's fourth Powerball jackpot winner, Felipe Piña, claims his Powerball prize of $62.8 million.

August 7
Farmington resident Edward Boyd wins New Mexico’s first Hot Lotto jackpot.  Splits $2 million prize equally with Minnesota player.

October
NM Higher Ed Dept. reports that as of the Spring 2007 semester more than 48,000 students have received a Legislative Lottery Scholarship

October 28
New Year's Eve Raffle game launches, first NMLA raffle game offered

December 31
First Raffle drawing held December 31 ($625,000 awarded in prizes)

January 3
Sizzler feature added to Hot Lotto

February 9
Albuquerque resident David Fort wins New Mexico's second Hot Lotto jackpot, claiming $5.6 million

June 30
New Mexico Lottery prizes paid since 1996 surpasses $1 billion

June 30
New Mexico Lottery returns record profit of $40.8 million

August 9
Joseph Baca of Las Vegas, NM wins a Powerball prize multiplied from $200,000 to $1 million by Power Play