ALBUQUERQUE – The Roadrunner Cash® jackpot is at a record $890,000.
New Mexico Lottery players have until 9:30 p.m. MT to buy tickets for tonight’s drawing.
How to Play
Roadrunner Cash is played only in New Mexico. Players choose five numbers between 1 and 37 or they can ask for a “quick pick” set of numbers chosen randomly by the lottery’s gaming system.
The odds of matching all five winning numbers to land the jackpot are 1 in approximately 436,000.
In addition to the jackpot, there are prizes of $200, $5 and $1. The overall odds of winning a Roadrunner Cash prize are 1 in approximately 8.
Tickets are $1 per play. Drawings are held Mondays through Saturdays.
Record Jackpot
In Roadrunner Cash, the starting jackpot is $25,000.
The previous record prize of $687,000 was won in November 2006 by a three-person pool. The winners were Clint Marksberry of Edgewood and Albuquerque residents Rick Lajeunesse and F. Long.
Legislative Lottery Scholarships
All profits from the sale of New Mexico Lottery games fund an in-state college tuition assistance program. Since 1996, the New Mexico Lottery has raised $583 million for education and more than 82,600 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships. More information about Legislative Lottery Scholarships is available at www.nmlottery.com.
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