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New Mexico Lottery Board of Directors Elects Officers
07/12/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Lottery board of directors elected educator Dan Salzwedel to serve as its chair. Salzwedel lives in Sandia Park. Also elected are vice chair Mark Koson,...
New Mexico Lottery Offers $25,000 Prizes on Non-Winning Scratchers
07/01/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Lottery is offering $25,000 cash prizes in a promotion starting today. Called the “25K Monthly Giveaway,” the promotion offers players a chance to win $25,000...
New Mexico Lottery CEO Elected Chair of Powerball® Group
06/27/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Lottery CEO Tom Romero has been elected chairman of the Powerball® Group by the 33 lotteries belonging to the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The...
Raton Man Wins $30,000 New Mexico Lottery Prize
06/18/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – Jose Ortiz of Raton claimed a $30,000 prize playing the New Mexico Lottery’s “Bonus Word Crossword” Scratcher. He came to lottery headquarters in Albuquerque on Monday with...
New Mexico Lottery Warns Public of Scam
05/31/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Lottery is advising the public to be on guard against a telephone scam. According to Tom Romero, New Mexico Lottery CEO, individuals misrepresenting...
Ticket Sales Push Powerball Jackpot to Record $600 Million
05/17/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – Players rushing to buy tickets for Saturday’s Powerball drawing have driven the jackpot from $550 million to a record $600 million. Since Wednesday’s drawing, the jackpot...
Powerball® Jackpot Climbs to $550 Million
05/16/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – With no jackpot-winning ticket from yesterday’s drawing, the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball® drawing has climbed to $550 million. At $550 million, this is the...
Ticket Sales Push Powerball® Jackpot to $360 Million, Game’s Third Largest
05/14/2013 ALBUQUERQUE – The rush to buy Powerball® tickets has enriched the jackpot from $350 million to $360 million, the game’s third-largest prize ever. The jackpot’s cash option is $229.2...