5 things you don’t know about Rose Hudson, CEO of the Louisiana Lottery

1 She’s got a serious bubblegum addiction. Despite her mother’s objections, Rose admits she can’t pass up a bubblegum machine without digging out a quarter for a chewy treat.

2 Although she’s six feet tall, she’s never played basketball.

3 She was only 13 when she got her first job, which meant she had to ask a nun at school for a work permit. The job? Sales clerk at racy mall gift shop, Spencer’s.

4 She’s only seen the LSU Tigers play football in person four times—and has only been to a home game twice.

5 For most of her life she has been fascinated with Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.