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Washington Army veteran of 29 years wins $5.4 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Last minute deviation from routine rewards in full By Kate Northrop A quick and simple deviation from an everyday routine earned a Washington Army veteran a $5.4 million Lotto prize. Having served in the Army for 29 years, 59-year-old Kenneth C. of Spokane was used to a daily routine since transitioning to a civilian life. On most days after work, he would stop at a store, buy what he needed, and pick up a few lottery tickets while he's at it. He always has a play slip handy, ready t
Aug 20, 2021, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Daily routine helps Washington man win lottery twice at the same storeNews Story
Player starts the day right with a cup of coffee, a newspaper, and some lottery tickets By Kate Northrop A retiree is walking away from the same retailer with two lottery wins totaling $120,000 thanks to his rinse-and-repeat routine. Some players spontaneously buy a lottery ticket and hit it big on a whim, while others find success in faithfully sticking to a set schedule or system. One Washington man won the lottery not once, but twice, thanks to his daily routine all at the same store
Apr 9, 2021, 5:51 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery making changes to Hit 5 gameNews Story
Lottery reveals adjustments to Hit 5 a week after announcing rebranding of its Daily Game By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery revealed modifications to its popular Hit 5 lottery game just a week after announcing its rebranding of Daily Game to Pick 3 . Starting Sunday, August 30, players will see those changes in effect. Currently, Hit 5 offers drawings three times a week and for a chance to win a minimum starting jackpot of $100,000. At the end of this month, the drawings will be r
Aug 19, 2020, 7:00 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery makes new changes to its oldest gameNews Story
After 36 years, the last Daily Game draw will occur on August 29, 2020 By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery is making new changes to its longest-running game of 36 years, with the final drawing under the name Daily Game to occur on August 29, 2020 at 8:00 pm. The draw game was initially released in 1984 under the name Triple Choice but then changed to Daily Game in 1987. 13,000 drawings later, it will be going through a rebranding once more. Starting August 30, the Daily Game will
Aug 11, 2020, 5:07 pm - Lottery News

Washington woman wins state's biggest lottery jackpot in a decadeNews Story
A big surprise came to a woman in the small city of Brier after discovering she had won the $12.2 million Washington Lottery jackpot. The woman and her husband who wished to remain anonymous came forward Friday with the winning ticket. We're shocked, this is an unbelievable experience, the woman said in a press release According to a Washington Lottery press release, this is the largest the jackpot has reached in a decade. After hearing the winning Lotto numbers announced on July 3, th
Jul 24, 2019, 8:47 am - Lottery News

Washington Lotto ticket generated with two identical quick picksNews Story
Mitch Tracy beat the odds with a recent lottery ticket, but it didn't turn him into a millionaire. Tracy purchased the $1 ticket at a lottery machine in Spokane, Wash., and opted to let the Quick Pick feature choose his numbers. As he was walking away, he realized he'd been given the same numbers twice. You're supposed to get two lines for a buck, and both lines were the same numbers, Tracy said. Officials say the odds of that happening are about one in 14 million, which is double t
Apr 1, 2019, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Washington man wins lottery, then leaves ticket at gas stationNews Story
A Pasco, Washington, man is making plans for his new restaurant after winning $180,000 in the Hit 5 lottery game. But he came close to losing the winning ticket. He bought his Hit 5 ticket at the Tesoro at 1212 N. Fourth Ave. in Pasco, Washington, for the drawing on Nov. 22. A few days later he returned to the gas station to check his ticket. When he heard he had a winning ticket splitting a $360,000 prize with the buyer of a second winning ticket his first thought was to share the g
Dec 5, 2017, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Canadian man wins $400,000 playing 40 identical Washington Lottery ticketsNews Story
A Canadian man beat the odds by winning $400,000 from a Washington Lottery game that typically pays winners $10,000. Thomas Grimme of White Rock, British Columbia, picked the four winning numbers for the Match 4 game last December 28, something statisticians say is roughly a 1-in-10,600 chance. But he didn't pick those numbers on a single $2 ticket. Rather, he bought 40 tickets at the Cost Cutter Grocery in Blaine, picking the same four numbers on all of them. When those four numbers were
Oct 25, 2017, 2:24 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery director accused of gender discriminationNews Story
Director resigned in September An outside investigation into complaints of a hostile workplace at the Washington state Lottery has found that the agency's director treats female employees differently than their male counterparts, calling them criers and excluding them from key discussions. The preponderance of the evidence came following interviews with 11 women at the agency concerning Lottery Director Bill Hanson, according to the report obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press through
Oct 12, 2017, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to shut down if lawmakers can't agree on budgetNews Story
Winners will be unable to claim prizes during shutdown Washington's Lottery will suspend all operations if lawmakers can't pass the state's operating budget by midnight on Friday, June 30, 2017. That means no Lottery tickets will be sold, and no winning tickets will be redeemed in the state of Washington for any game until the shutdown is over. This includes Scratch games, jackpot games and multi-state jackpot games such as Powerball and Mega Millions. Washington's Lottery will also
Jun 30, 2017, 8:01 am - Lottery News