When a man from Renton stopped by a local convenience store to cash a $10 prize from a Scratch ticket, he was told the machine was temporarily out of order and that he’d have to go to a different store. The winner headed over to Bronson Market (1408 Bronson Way N, Renton WA, 98057) where he cashed his prize and then used the money to buy two $5 Scratch tickets. To his delight, one of his “Jackpot Riches” Scratch tickets was a $50,000 winner.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said the winner. “It’s crazy! I keep thinking if the first convenience store were able to cash my original ticket, I probably wouldn’t have won $50,000. For some lucky reason, I was told to go somewhere else and ended up hitting the jackpot!”
The winner told Lottery officials he works full-time in Seattle, but his family lives in Michigan so he had to text his wife a picture of the ticket in order to share the good news.
The winner returned to Michigan for the Fourth of July weekend and took his wife to a nice dinner to celebrate his win. He then plans to go car shopping and has his eyes on a white Ford F150 XLT. After purchasing a new car, the winner plans to put any remaining money in the bank.
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 @walottery.
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Erin Brown (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery)
Office: 206.971.0707
E-mail: erin.brown@curatorpr.com