She said she was still stunned by her prize. Educators and artists don t have it easy, she said, indicating that she will use the lottery prize to help pay bills. Almost 125 public, private and parochial school graduates from Taos and western Colfax counties have qualified for Lottery Success Scholarships to attend college, including UNM S Taos campus. More than 13,000 Lottery scholarship recipients have attended New Mexico colleges and universities since the program began, according to data from the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. The New Mexico Lottery offers three different types of games.
Top prizes vary by game.
New Mexico education is the sole beneficiary.