Winning $7.8M Colorado Lotto+ ticket sold on Eastern Plains
This week someone in Yuma County on Colorado's Eastern Plains purchased a lottery ticket worth nearly $8 million.
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Digital journalist Jesse Sarles manages the content and operations for CBS Colorado and works in the CBS News Colorado newsroom in downtown Denver. He writes and edits articles about local news in and around the Denver metro area as well as other parts of Colorado's Front Range, foothills, high country and Eastern Plains. He specializes in breaking news, developing stories, politics, business, education, health, tourism, recreation, weather and sports coverage including the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Colorado Rockies.
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