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  • Lakewood Lotto+ Winner Claims $5.9 Million

    Apr 26, 2021 — Travel, Travel, Travel - Sounds like a plan!

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  • New ADA-Compliant Fishing Pier Wins a Lottery Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes Adams County Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) Barr Lake State Park ADA Fishing Pier project with a Starburst Award.

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  • Cañon City's Rouse Park Wins a Starburst Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the Cañon City Area Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s Rouse Park Playground project with a Starburst Award.

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  • Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space Project Wins Lottery Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery Recognizes the Eagle County Open Space’s Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space (BCVROS) project in the Use of Lottery Funds with a Starburst Award.

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  • Lottery Gives Award for Trail Project Near Buena Vista

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes Colorado Fourteeners Initiative’s Mount Columbia Trail Reconstruction Project near Buena Vista with a Starburst Award.

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  • Longmont Park Renewal Project Wins Lottery Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the City of Longmont Parks & Natural Resources Division’s Garden Acres Park Renewal project with a Starburst Award.

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  • Meeker's Circle Park Pond Wins a Lottery Starburst Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District’s Meeker Circle Park Pond Project in the use of Lottery funds with a Starburst Award.

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  • Craig's Breeze Park Wins Lottery Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the City of Craig’s Breeze Park Development Phase II project with a Starburst Award.

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  • North Fork Valley Ball Fields Win Lottery Starburst Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Lottery recognizes the North Fork Pool, Park, and Recreation District Crossroads Park Ball Field Complex with a Starburst Award.

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  • Thornton Wins Lottery Award for Big Dry Creek Project

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the City of Thornton’s Big Dry Creek Pilot Project Floodplain Restoration with a Starburst Award.

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  • Montrose Connect Trail Wins a Lottery Starburst Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Colorado Lottery recognizes the City of Montrose and Montrose Recreation District’s Connecting the People to Their Parks and Recreation “Connect Trail” project with a Starburst Award.

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  • Larimer County Land Conservation Project Wins Starburst Award

    Apr 22, 2021 — The Lottery recognizes the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources and its Laramie Foothills Mountains to Plains 2020 Expansion Project with a Starburst Award.

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  • A Spring Millionaire in Colorado

    Mar 25, 2021 — A very lucky Colorado Lotto+ player in Lakewood just became our newest millionaire.

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  • Someone in Aurora is Lucky for LIFE!

    Mar 12, 2021 — Has the luck of the Irish come early this year? Maybe!

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  • We have a $3 Million 2nd Chance Winner!

    Feb 12, 2021 — If you're not entering your non-winning Scratch tickets for Second Chance, you should start doing that today!

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  • Cash 5 is Hot!

    Oct 29, 2020 — Cash 5 is smokin' hot this week! We've had three $20,000 jackpot winners in just the past two days.

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  • Six Cash 5 Jackpot Winners in One Night... It Happened!

    Sep 4, 2020 — It was a great way to kick off the long Labor Day holiday weekend.

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  • Fort Morgan Wins Lottery Award for Bike Park

    Jul 3, 2020 — The City of Fort Morgan's Brenda Joy Bike Park is being honored with a Starburst Award for excellence in the use of Lottery funds.

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  • Pueblo's City Park Caboose Project Wins a Starburst Award

    Jul 2, 2020 — The caboose may come in last, but it's certainly not the least. The City of Pueblo is being given an award for excellence in use of Lottery funds for this City Park project.

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  • Heartland Ranch Preserve Expansion Wins Starburst Award

    Jul 2, 2020 — The Southern Plains Land Trust is being honored with the Lottery Starburst Award for their work on the project.

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  • Avon Wins Lottery Award for Water-Centric Playground

    Jul 1, 2020 — The Town of Avon's Destination Jump, Splash project is given a Starburst Award for excellence in use of Lottery funds.

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  • Clement Park Wins Lottery Award for Inclusive Park

    Jun 30, 2020 — The new, inclusive Destination Playground is the second Lottery Starburst Award in two years for the Foothills Park and Recreation District and Clement Park.

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  • Thornton Ballfields Project Earns a Lottery Starburst Award

    Jun 29, 2020 — The City of Thornton's Riverwalk Ballfields demonstrate and excellence in the use of Lottery funds.

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  • Poudre River Project Wins Larimer County a Lottery Award

    Jun 26, 2020 — Lottery honors Larimer County for their work on the Poudre River Restoration and Resilience Project.

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