IF YOU, OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, RELIES ON THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS. THE LOTTERY SAYS SALES IN DECEMBER WERE UP 26 PERCENT, TOTALLING 13-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S AN INCREASE FROM JUST UNDER 11 MILLION DOLLARS IN DECEMBER OF 2012.
THE LOTTERY SAYS THE INCREASE WAS PRIMARILY CREATED BY INTEREST IN THE 656-MILLION DOLLAR MEGA-MILLIONS JACKPOT. THE LOTTERY TURNED OVER 4 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, UP FROM THE 3-POINT-2 MILLION DELIVERED IN DECEMBER OF 2012.
