LOTTERY TICKET SELLERS EXPECT TO BE BUSY IN NEW MEXICO. IT'S DUE TO THE EVER-GROWING JACKPOT FOR TUESDAY'S MEGA-MILLIONS DRAWING. AS OF MONDAY THE PRIZE WAS AROUND 586-MILLION DOLLARS. NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SPOKESWOMAN LINDA HAMLIN SAYS THIS KIND OF PRIZE GETS PLENTY OF ATTENTION.
SHE TELLS US OVER 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TICKETS WERE SOLD IN THE STATE LAST FRIDAY WHEN THE PRIZE WAS AROUND 425-MILLION DOLLARS. PLAYERS HAVE UNTIL 8:45 TUESDAY EVENING TO BUY A TICKET.
