Jul 3, 2023
Penrose winner has surprise savings boost
Christine S. of Penrose won $1,000 on her $250,000 Crossword Mania Scratch ticket! Christine works in data entry and says she has been playing the lottery for about 5 years and this is her biggest prize yet! She says she was very surprised to win and will put her new pile of cash straight into savings. Smart woman! Congratulations, Christine!
Christine purchased her $10 winning ticket at Alta Convenience at 3095 E. U.S. Highway 50 in Canon City.
Where the Money Goes
Since the very first ticket was sold in 1983, the Lottery has given back over $4 billion for good causes all across the state, at no cost to taxpayers. Lottery proceeds have funded countless projects, large and small, in every community from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope. See where the money goes.
