Sure, everybody in Colorado would like to be “lucky in love,” but winning some good ol’ cash on a scratch ticket is fun, too. Where are the places around Fort Collins/Northern Colorado that have sold the most winners?
Berthoud Man Wins Whopping $3 million+ on Lottery Scratch Ticket
The Colorado Lottery reports that in 2024, a man who lives in Berthoud bought a $50 “Set for Life” ticket in Longmont, east of the interstate on Highway 66. and won over $3.6 million. As it turns out, that is the only winning ticket that store has sold, so far.
Why Not Include the Non-Scratch Lottery Games on the “Lucky” List?
I set out to put together a list that can really only be described as getting lucky. If it were a list of lucky Powerball locations, for example, people often play the same numbers all the time to win; that’s lucky, but not totally random luck.
Alamosa Walmart Worker Won $1,000,000 on a Scratch Ticket
In February of 2026, a man working at Walmart at the Walmart in Alamosa spent $20 on a “200X” ticket, and won big time: $1 million. Again, like the convenience store in Longmont, that winner is the only winning ticket that particular Walmart has ever sold; a weird coincidence.
I’ve put together a list of the top 10 locations that have sold the most winning Colorado Lottery scratch tickets in Northern Colorado (Longmont excluded for this list.) To be on the Lottery’s “winner” list, the location had to have had sold a ticket that won at least $1,000…