Hilltop Red Apple on Beacon Ave in Seattle Tops the “Luckiest Stores” List for 2017

OLYMPIA – With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, Washington’s Lottery is sharing its “Luckiest Stores” – retail locations that have sold the most Scratch tickets with prizes worth $1,000 or more in the previous year. Washington’s Lottery has released a “Luckiest Stores” list for six regions around the state: Tri-Cities, Puget Sound, Olympic Peninsula, Eastern Washington, Southwest Washington, and Central Washington.

The Hilltop Red Apple at 2701 Beacon Ave S in Seattle is the “Luckiest Store” in the Puget Sound with 12 big Scratch wins in 2017.

The top 10 “Luckiest Stores” around the Puget Sound are:

• Twelve Big Wins: Hilltop Red Apple at 2701 Beacon Ave S in Seattle
• Ten Big Wins: Fred Meyer 365 Renton Center Way SW Safeway in Renton
• Ten Big Wins: Safeway at 1207 S 320th St Federal Way
• Ten Big Wins: Safeway at 101 Auburn Way S in Auburn
• Ten Big Wins: Safeway at 5802 134th Pl SE in Everett
• Nine Big Wins: Safeway 13308 Meridian E in Puyallup
• Nine Big Wins: Safeway at 200 S 3rd St in Renton
• Nine Big Wins: Promenade Red Apple Market at 2301 S Jackson St in Seattle (recently closed)
• Nine Big Wins: Fred Meyer at 16735 SE 272nd St in Covington
• Nine Big Wins: 76 Food Mart at 2601 N Stevens St in Tacoma

When winners from the Puget Sound region were asked how they plan to spend the money, here is what they shared:

• “I haven’t planned it all out yet, but we’ve been talking about getting married for a while and now we can finally make those dreams a reality.” – Tacoma resident
• “This is beyond my wildest dreams. I’ve really been wanting a new car, but didn’t want to look because I knew it wasn’t going to happen any time soon. This win puts a new car in sight!” – Buckley resident

To learn more about Washington’s Lottery and for all up-to-date winning numbers, please visit walottery.com.

Proceeds from Washington’s Lottery benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, providing grants to college students statewide. To learn more about Washington’s Lottery, its beneficiaries and to review all up-to-date winning numbers, please visit www.walottery.com.

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WASHINGTON’S LOTTERY: Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $3 billion to support important state programs including the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account. Money in the Pathways Account goes toward helping students achieve their higher education dreams and supports early childhood education learning programs. The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games: Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Daily Game, Daily Keno and Scratch. For more information, visit www.walottery.com or join our online community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/walottery and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @walottery.

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