Joshua Murphy is a nursing student at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque. One day in May of 2009, he finished his shift working as a patient care transfer assistant at Presbyterian Hospital and then went to buy a $250,000 Money Match instant scratch lotto ticket offered by New Mexico Lottery. Judging from the name of the game, you'd probably bet that $250,000 is the top prize. You'd be right, and Joshua Murphy won it!
$250,000 Money Match is a game offered by New Mexico Lottery. The game costs $20 to play and you could win up to twenty times on one ticket. The odds of winning any prize in the game are 1-in-2.91 and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1-in-120,000. Aside from the $250,000 top prize there are also other smaller prizes, ranging from $20 to $20,000.
Joshua Murphy, the 22-year old nursing student, said he freaked out when he scratched the lotto ticket and saw how much he won. He probably didn't even believe it since the first thing he did was run to his brother to have him double check it. Sure enough, he was a big winner!
Joshua Murphy said that he would use the money to buy a new car and, also, something nice for his parents. What about something nice for your brother too, Joshua?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Albuquerque Nursing Student Joshua Murphy Wins $250,000 Money Match Lotto
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tino Sundin
Posted by: Tino Sundin
Updated at: Sunday, July 19, 2009
