The Colorado Lottery is looking for a person who got very lucky in Johnstown, winning $2 million when numbers 16, 23, 39, 46, and 55 were picked in the Mega Millions game. According to the organization, the winning purchase was made at the 7-Eleven at 6150 E. US Highway 34.
Additional reporting on the win from Denver’s KDVR notes that the person purchased two tickets with the same number, thus doubling the $1 million that would have been won to $2 million.
How does this news relate to outdoor recreation? The Colorado Lottery gives 50 percent of lottery revenue to conservation via Great Outdoors Colorado, with money then allocated to the Conservation Trust Fund and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, among other outdoor recreation-related efforts, per a report from Colorado Public Radio. In the fiscal year of 2023, alone, these entities received $195 million…