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Bothell Man Wins $2 Million Scratch Prize From Washington’s Lottery – But No One Believes Him On April Fools’ Day

Winner and his fiancée use their newfound fortune to make an offer on their dream home and it gets accepted days later

Olympia, WA (April 14, 2025) – For one Bothell man, this year’s April Fools’ Day was a memorable one – and not because of the reason you expect.

In late March, S.M.W. visited the 76 gas station located at 19611 Alderwood Mall Parkway in Lynnwood to buy a few lottery tickets, but he saw one of the Scratch tickets he planned on getting was sold out. Instead, he grabbed another game that caught his eye – a $2,000,000 Jackpot Scratch ticket – which turned out to be a life-changing decision.

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