Cash Prize Sweepstakes in Colorado Springs, CO: Updated 2026 List for Local Winners
See which 2026 Colorado Springs cash prizes are documented—and why they are lottery wins, not sweepstakes awards.
No verified 2026 list of cash-prize sweepstakes winners in Colorado Springs is available from the supplied sources. The documented local winners are Colorado Lottery players, and a lottery is not a sweepstakes because entry generally involves buying a ticket. The largest reported local result was a $3,120,760 Colorado Lotto+ jackpot from the March 25 drawing.
Several other Colorado Springs players received documented Powerball and Lotto+ prizes during June 2026.
Why the sweepstakes label is misleading
The identified City of Colorado Springs sweepstakes does not support the title's premise. The [city's published rules](https://coloradosprings.gov/sweepstakes-official-rules) covered a May–October 2024 drawing for a $100 gift card, stated that no winner had been selected, and prohibited a cash equivalent. That means readers should not treat the 2026 lottery results below as city-sponsored sweepstakes wins.
They are included because they provide the available documented record of local cash-prize winners.
Documented Colorado Springs winners in 2026
A Colorado Springs ticket won the March 25 Colorado Lotto+ jackpot. KRDO reported that the ticket came from Safeway at 8750 N. Union Blvd.
and carried a [$3,120,760 jackpot with a reported cash value of $1,560,380](https://krdo.com/news/2026/03/26/colorado-springs-lottery-winner/). The available local records also include: The [Colorado Lottery winner tool](https://www.coloradolottery.com/en/player-tools/whos-winning/) records the two Powerball prizes and publishes local winner names only as a first name and last initial. Its Lotto+ results also document the four $1,250 prizes.
- March 25: Unidentified Colorado Springs ticket holder — $3,120,760 Lotto+ jackpot
- June 3: Damon M. — $150,000 Powerball prize at 7-Eleven #25902A
- June 3: Rolando P. — $1,250 Lotto+ prize
- June 16: Brandy H. — $1,250 Lotto+ prize
- June 22: Lawag G. — $1,250 Lotto+ prize
What the records confirm—and what they do not
The March jackpot result has independent support in the Lottery's drawing history. That record shows one jackpot winner and the numbers 7-8-27-28-32-34, but it does not identify the purchaser or city. The winner tool does not provide full identities.
It supports the listed prizes, locations, and abbreviated names, but readers cannot use it to verify a complete legal name. This is also a documented list, not a claim that every Colorado Springs prize winner appears here. The supplied evidence does not establish a comprehensive 2026 sweepstakes registry or identify a winner for the city's 2024 gift-card promotion.
Sweepstakes and lottery prizes are different
A sweepstakes awards prizes through a promotional drawing that does not require payment to enter or claim the award. The city's 2024 gift-card promotion fits that general category, although it offered no cash substitute. Colorado Lotto+ and Powerball are ticket-based lottery games.
Their winners may receive cash prizes, but describing them as sweepstakes winners would blur an important distinction for anyone searching for free-entry opportunities. Before entering, check whether the promotion requires a purchase and whether its rules identify the sponsor, prize, entry period, and claim process. Those details help readers distinguish a promotional drawing from a paid lottery game.
Never pay to claim a sweepstakes prize
A legitimate sweepstakes claim should not require a fee or product purchase. The [Colorado Attorney General warns](https://coag.gov/file-complaint/scams/) that prize solicitations demanding payment may be attempts to obtain money or personal information. Pause if a supposed prize notice asks for: Readers who receive such a request can preserve the message, avoid sending money, and use the Attorney General's complaint resources to report it.
- A processing, tax, shipping, or release fee before delivery
- A purchase as a condition of claiming
- Sensitive identity or payment information without verifiable rules
- Immediate action before the recipient can check the sponsor