New Mexico woman wins lottery twice in two weeks

Apr 24, 2014, 8:30 am (15 comments)

New Mexico Lottery

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Vicky Vasquez of Las Cruces is on a lucky streak, winning two New Mexico Lottery Scratcher prizes in the past two weeks.

On April 11, Vasquez claimed a $3,000 prize from the lottery's $3 "Crossword Cash Multiplier."

Yesterday, she claimed a $50,000 prize from the $5 "Red Hot Cherries" Scratcher.

"It feels good, but it's a shocker," Vasquez said on her run of good fortune.

Vasquez said she bought the ticket paying $50,000 late last week and played it four days later.

"I have a superstition," she said. "I buy them and then I put them in an envelope to marinate."

Vasquez said she plans to use her five-figure windfall to buy a car and make a down payment on a home.

She bought both tickets at Pic Quik No. 3 located at 1501 E. Amador Ave. in Las Cruces. Previously, the store has sold two other large prize-winning lottery tickets paying $15,000 and $30,000.

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Comments

Marilyn222's avatarMarilyn222

Nice...'wish she gets more tickets and marinate them so she could payout her mortgage...hehehe

Jon D's avatarJon D

She doesn't look too happy: (just take the dang picture already...)

Maybe that's because of New Mexico's draconian requirements on publication of winners:

"I understand that the New Mexico Lottery Authority and its retailers and advertising agencies as well as the news media and their editors may use my name and photograph for reproduction in any medium they see fit for the purposes of advertising, display, exhibition or editorial use."

Win$500Quick's avatarWin$500Quick

Congrats to the winner.

mrcraft's avatarmrcraft

Congrats!

I'm happy to see all these stories of multiple wins within a short period of each other.

Maybe I should start marinating my tickets too.  Wink

sully16's avatarsully16

Congrats Vicky, enjoy!Party

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Congratulation VickiParty

THRIFTY's avatarTHRIFTY

Quote: Originally posted by Marilyn222 on Apr 24, 2014

Nice...'wish she gets more tickets and marinate them so she could payout her mortgage...hehehe

She does not look too happy on the picture.

Marilyn222's avatarMarilyn222

Quote: Originally posted by THRIFTY on Apr 24, 2014

She does not look too happy on the picture.

Lol...it's not enough.Green laugh

THRIFTY's avatarTHRIFTY

Quote: Originally posted by Marilyn222 on Apr 24, 2014

Lol...it's not enough.Green laugh

I wonder how much she spent to win those prizes. It makes sense to play jackpot games instead.

HaveABall's avatarHaveABall

Quote: Originally posted by mrcraft on Apr 24, 2014

Congrats!

I'm happy to see all these stories of multiple wins within a short period of each other.

Maybe I should start marinating my tickets too.  Wink

I Agree!, mrcraft, and congratulations on your lottery wins Vicky!

pickone4me's avatarpickone4me

Sounds like the onion reporting again with these goofy stories,  just can't be real.

THRIFTY's avatarTHRIFTY

Quote: Originally posted by pickone4me on Apr 24, 2014

Sounds like the onion reporting again with these goofy stories,  just can't be real.

Lottery advertising?

Goteki54's avatarGoteki54

It's stories like this that makes me sometimes want to go out and start runing while screaming, this is unfreaking fair!!!Let It All Out

golfer1960's avatargolfer1960

I feel you Goteki!!!! I'm so jealous!!Bang Head

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