Looking for a new Santa or do you just want to be one yourself? The lottery could help.
After no winners were drawn on Wednesday, the jackpot of Powerball increased to $300 million!
And, Mega Millions increased its jackpot to $247 million...
Washington state lottery releases the luckiest stores in the Tri-Cities
Albertson's at 1330 N 20th Ave in Pasco is the "Luckiest Store" in the Tri-Cities area with five wins in 2015.
The top 10 "Luckiest Stores" around Tri-Cities are:
The passage of a state budget at the last minute kept Washington's Lottery from suspending services, but the new budget is going to limit how far in advance you can buy tickets.
Forget the 26,000 state employees who've received notifications of pending furloughs July 1st. if legislators don't come up with a state budget. The Lottery would also stop!
The Mega Millions lottery drawing being held Tuesday night is now for a pot of an estimated $636 million, not far off from the record $656 million Mega Millions prize awarded in March 2012. If there's no winning ticket, then Friday's drawing could top $1 billion.
There's a "Cats vs. Dogs" contest to get photos on Washington Lottery scratch tickets. My friend's goldendoodles are entered and need votes through Aug. 4.