A Bremerton man was celebrating the first day of his retirement when he received incredible news. After playing Hit 5 on Wednesday, June 29, the winner learned he’d won the $150,000 jackpot. The man purchased his ticket from Fred Meyer (5050 Washington 303, Bremerton, WA 98311).
“When I found out I’d won, I couldn’t believe my luck,” said the winner. “I immediately ran into the kitchen to tell my wife and she couldn’t believe it either! She was actually so suspicious of the win that she asked me to go check the ticket again.”
The winner told Lottery officials he knows exactly how he plans to spend his prize money. He and his wife have scheduled a trip to New Zealand’s North Island and, instead of flying coach like they had planned, they’ll be flying first class. While on their trip, the couple plans to tour The Lord of the Rings filming locations, as the winner is a big fan of the popular movie series.
After traveling, the winner plans to finish some home projects and then intends to plan a second trip New Zealand to visit the country’s South Island.
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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