On a warm, sunny day this month, Nancy Stapleton stopped by the Kent Fred Meyer at 10201 S.E. 240th to pick up a few essentials needed to barbecue ribs.
While there, she decided to try her luck playing Hit 5 and Taxes Paid Scratch, two games from Washington’s Lottery. Not only did she get barbecue supplies, but she left the store $75,000 richer.
Stapleton opted to scratch her ticket at the store, and was shocked to learn she’d won $75,000, playing Washington’s Lottery’s “Taxes Paid” game.
“I went numb,” she explained in a story from Washington Lottery. “I had to put it (the winning ticket) under the scanner twice.”
Stapleton said she had to have her husband come pick her up from the store because she was still in shock.
“It’s not safe to be on the road in auto pilot!” she added.
When the couple arrived home and shared the news with one of their three children, the reaction was again disbelief.
Stapleton said her family plans to celebrate the win by purchasing a new hot tub, something they wanted, but couldn’t necessarily afford. The couple plans to put a portion into savings, and to celebrate with a trip to Kauai next summer.
Until she could come into the Lottery office to claim her prize, Nancy tucked the ticket away for safe keeping in her dresser drawer, rather than inside one of the 600 cookie jars that she collects.
WASHINGTON’S LOTTERY
Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $2.5 billion to state programs, including education construction, stadium debt reduction, economic development and problem gambling prevention and treatment.
In the 2009 fiscal year, Washington’s Lottery contributed more than $115 million to state programs. Washington’s Lottery has several types of games: Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, The Daily Game, Daily Keno, and Scratch.
For more information, visit www.walottery.com.
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