Lynnwood resident wins $250000 from new holiday scratch game

Olympia, Wash., November 28, 2023—A Lynnwood resident just received the greatest gift from Washington’s Lottery this holiday season: a prize worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars. While on his lunch break, R.W. stopped at his nearby 7-Eleven in Woodinville. While browsing the store’s selection of lottery Scratch tickets, a new game, Holiday Countdown, caught his eye due to its vibrant red, green and gold colors. Using the $20 he had won from another Scratch ticket the day prior, he purchased the holiday-themed ticket and tucked it safely away into his lunchbox. Afterwards, R.W. went back to work, not knowing that a $250,000 win was right around the corner. Once he had wrapped up the day’s work, R.W. got in his truck to scratch his ticket. When he saw that one of the numbers on the last line of his ticket matched one of the winning numbers and the prize amount read $250,000, R.W. realized that he had won big. In disbelief, he rushed back inside and showed the ticket to his boss who confirmed he was the winner of the game’s top prize. Still in shock, R.W. called his wife who told him to sign the ticket and come pick her up
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