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New Year Brings New Start for $2.1 Million Wash. Lotto WinnerNews Story
Bellevue man dreams of new home, new business, new life for his familyIt's business as anything but usual for Phuc Nguyen of Bellevue as the New Year begins. Nguyen, 30, just completed a two-year apprenticeship as a painter and dreams of starting his own house-painting business. Who knows, it may be his own home that gets painted first. Nguyen plans to use some of the prize money from his $2.1 million Lotto Jackpot-winning ticket to open his own business and open the door to a new home and a
Jan 3, 2004, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Grand Plans for $2.5 Million Lotto WinnerNews Story
Issaquah woman looks forward to normal routine-with a lot of extrasJanette Bowe of Issaquah, Washington wants life to continue to be as normal as possible, but with a lot of extras. Winning a $2.5 million Lotto Jackpot, could mean the extras will become a normal part of Bowe's life, too.College education for Bowe's three children tops the list of extras. New automobiles, a new home, and a family trip to the Grand Canyon are also in the plans. We're a very close family, and we love to trave
Jan 3, 2004, 8:11 am - Lottery News

New Day, New Perspective for Winner of $175,000 Mega Millions PrizeNews Story
On Thursday, John Ferguson of Curlew, Washington was concerned about car payments, property taxes, and where he would find his next job.Oh, what a difference a day makes!Friday, Ferguson redeemed his winning Mega Millions ticket at the Washington Lottery's Spokane Office for his $175,000 prize and is planning visits to see his grandchildren in Alaska and California.Ferguson is the Washington Lottery's newest big Mega Millions winner. He won with a ticket for last Tuesday's drawing that he purch
Nov 4, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Washington Man Claims $47 Million Lotto Plus PrizeNews Story
David D. Gibson's positive attitude about life has paid off in a big way with a $47 million Jackpot prize. Life is all about taking chances, said Gibson. I have a positive attitude about life, so I'm not afraid to take chances. The glass is always half-full. Gibson, a Kirkland resident, purchased his Lotto Plus tickets on Saturday, October 4 the last day to play the game with a record $47 Million Lotto Plus Jackpot prize on the line. When I bought my Lotto Plus tickets, I knew it was the las
Oct 9, 2003, 3:38 am - Lottery News

One winner gets $47 million in last Washington Lotto PlusNews Story
If you played the final night of Lotto Plus, check your ticket: One lucky person won the record $47 million jackpot, the largest single lottery prize in Lotto Plus history.The odds of picking the winning numbers -- 8, 17, 33, 40, 41 and gold ball 13 -- were 1 in 11,069,877 on a $1 ticket with two sets of numbers. And out of the $2,172,432 in tickets sold for Saturday night's drawing, only one ticket matched all six numbers.By late Saturday, the Washington State Lottery had not released any infor
Oct 6, 2003, 4:11 am - Lottery News

State will drop Plus, revert to old LottoNews Story
If you buy a ticket for tonight's Washington Lotto Plus drawing, you have a chance to win a record $46 million jackpot.In a few more days, your odds of winning will get a bit better.That's because the Washington Lottery Commission is reverting to the old Lotto game after Saturday night's drawing for Lotto Plus. The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot will be 1 in 7 million instead of the 1 in 11 million odds for Lotto Plus.That's one reason lottery officials are bringing back Lotto after a 17-mont
Oct 1, 2003, 3:30 am - Lottery News

Navy Veteran Retires in Style With $175,000 Mega Millions WinNews Story
Paying off his mortgage, making travel plans, and relaxing in retirement -- these are what the future hold for Howard J. Downing of Belfair.Downing, who retired after 20 years of naval service in 1994, is the Washington Lottery's newest Mega Millions second-prize winner of $175,000. He received payment Monday of $131,250 after 25-percent federal tax withholding.Downing found out he was a big Lottery winner Saturday as he checked tickets at Randy's Short Stop in Belfair and purchased his tickets
Sep 30, 2003, 4:06 am - Lottery News

Lotto Plus Going Back To Just Plain LottoNews Story
The long odds of winning the Washington state lottery will get slightly shorter.Starting Oct. 5, the state will drop the Plus from Lotto Plus and change the game to increase the number of winners.In Lotto Plus, players pick five numbers out of 43 and one number out of 23, giving them a 1-in-11 million chance of winning the jackpot in the Wednesday and Saturday drawings.The Saturday jackpot was $41 million, the highest it has been.Starting next month, six winning numbers will be randomly chosen
Sep 15, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News

State misses the jackpot with Mega MillionsNews Story
Mega Millions, Washington's foray into the world of multistate lottery gambling, has been a mega-disappointment. The state, one of 10 partners in the country's largest jackpot game, had about $51 million in sales during its first year of participation, which ended last week. That's less than half the $117 million originally projected.Proceeds for education and school construction, originally predicted to be $32 million, turned out to be $13 million.Lottery officials attribute the disappointing p
Sep 9, 2003, 4:01 am - Lottery News

Washington jackpot at record highNews Story
Tomorrow's Washington State Lottery Lotto Plus game is at a record high of $33 million.The highest jackpot paid out under the Jackpot Plus game was in July 2002, when two people divided a $30 million jackpot.The lottery payout record was in October 2000 under the Lotto game, the predecessor to Lotto Plus, with a jackpot of $32 million, which three winners shared. (Ticket) sales go up dramatically with a big jackpot, said Eric Jones, Lottery spokesman.Lottery officials expect $1.75 million worth
Aug 15, 2003, 3:25 am - Lottery News