December 25
Powerball reaches record jackpot of $315 million.
August 30
Lottery profits raised for education break mark of $150 million.
October 9
Powerball game revises with new matrix (5/53 + 1/42) and prize structure.
October 5
“Powerball Instant Millionaire” debuts, replacing “Powerball – The Game Show.” The show host is Todd Newton.
June 30
Lottery ends Fiscal Year 2002 with record gross sales of $129.5 million and record profit of $29.6 million.
May
Higher Education Department announces that more than 22,000 students have received Lottery Scholarships since 1996.
February 22
New Mexico’s second Powerball jackpot winner, Isabell Delgado of Las Cruces, claims her $32 million prize. The winning numbers were drawn on February 20.