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Over $9.5 million in unclaimed lottery winnings expiring soon in WashingtonNews Story
Lottery officials sounding the alarm on millions in unclaimed prizes One of the big prizes expires today By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery is putting out a call for players to come forward and collect their prizes after officials tallied over $9.5 million in unclaimed winnings due to expire in the coming months. More than $9.5 million in Washington Lottery prizes is slated to expire over the course of the next few months if players don't come forward to collect their winni
Apr 22, 2026, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Washington's Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day RaffleNews Story
Washington players get a crack at best odds at winning $1 million By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery has announced that it will be holding a St. Patrick's Day Raffle for the very first time, advertising the best odds at winning a million dollars. Washington lottery players who participate in the Washington Lottery's newest raffle will have the best odds at winning a $1 million prize beginning later this month. The last time that Washington's Lottery held a raffle was in Nove
Jan 8, 2026, 8:59 am - Lottery News

"Typical day" turns into $2 million Mega Millions win for Washington manNews Story
First Mega Millions second-tier prize winner in the state since the game changed By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery awarded the state's first multi-million second-tier Mega Millions prize of the upgraded game to one lucky player, whose typical day turned out to be anything but. A Washington man won a $2 million Mega Millions prize, becoming the first lottery player in the state to win the second-tier prize since the game's revamp. On May 12, the Washington Lottery announced
May 23, 2025, 8:12 am - Lottery News

"Lucky day" for Washington man after losing debit card and winning $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Frantic moment ushers in the most lucrative spontaneous decision By Kate Northrop It's thanks to a lost debit card that one Washington man is celebrating a lucky day with a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpot. In a turn of events for one Washington man, a misplaced debit card led to a lucky spur-of-the-moment decision and subsequently a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery prize. The Washington resident, who requested to remain anonymous, was shopping at the WinCo Foods on 116th Street NE in Marysv
Apr 28, 2025, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Family calls April Fools on Washington man's $2 million lottery win, but joke's on themNews Story
Winner's own family likens actual win reaction to prank By Kate Northrop A Washington man's family mistook his genuine reaction to winning $2 million in the lottery as an elaborate April Fools' prank, and it took quite some convincing before they believed him. Family members had different responses to a Washington man's $2 million lottery win namely pure disbelief and worry but no one thought for a second that his supposed prize was nothing more than an April Fools' joke. In late
Apr 18, 2025, 8:46 am - Lottery News

"My Lottery Dream Home" fan to buy her own home thanks to $250,000 scratch-off winNews Story
From television viewer to lottery winner By Kate Northrop A Washington woman who loves watching My Lottery Dream Home will get to buy her own home after taking inspiration from the reality TV show and winning a $250,000 lottery prize. A reality television fan's dream came true after she took inspiration from other lottery winners featured on My Lottery Dream Home and used it to win a $250,000 prize. Shannon Fernandez loves the television series, so much so that she noticed someth
Mar 10, 2025, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Washington woman takes home $180,000 on 18 Match 4 lottery tickets in one dayNews Story
Winner uses special numbers inspired by the day she got a second chance at life By Kate Northrop Using numbers that hold special meaning, one Washington woman took home $180,000 in winnings with 18 Match 4 lottery tickets in one drawing. A Washington resident won the Match 4 top prize 18 times in one day, bringing her total lottery haul to an astounding $180,000. The unnamed woman explained to the Washington Lottery that the numbers she used come from a special place, and it's t
Nov 20, 2024, 1:28 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery retailer sells 3 winning tickets in 1 week, including $4.6M Lotto jackpot winnerNews Story
Winners celebrate individually, but store celebrates lucky streak of its own By Kate Northrop A Washington Lottery retailer sold three winning tickets for three different games in one week, with two winning prizes in the six-figure range and one hitting a $4.6 million Lotto jackpot. One suburban Washington's Lottery retailer may be seeing a few more players stopping by ever since news broke that it sold three winning tickets for three major prizes in one week. Yoke's Fresh Market
May 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery takes down AI website after it generates topless photo of userNews Story
Controversy surrounding preventative measures for inappropriate AI image generation By Kate Northrop The Washington's Lottery AI-powered website was discontinued following a user complaint that it had generated a topless photo using her face. What began as an innocent way to help lottery players envision their lives after a big win turned into a disturbing controversy after the Washington Lottery's AI-powered website essentially generated softcore pornography of one of its users.
Apr 5, 2024, 6:59 pm - Lottery News

Washington woman checks lottery ticket months after draw and discovers $135,000 winNews Story
A Washington woman bought a lottery ticket from a vending machine but didn't realize until months later that it was a $135,000 winner. The Lynnwood woman, identified as M.B., told Washington's Lottery officials she bought her Hit 5 ticket from a vending machine at her local Fred Meyer store while picking up groceries for dinner. M.B. said it wasn't until several months later that her husband reminded her to check the ticket, so she scanned it at a vending machine and received the instruc
Feb 28, 2024, 9:27 am - Lottery News