Washington Lottery Player Wins $230K Hit 5 Jackpot
Washington’s Lottery officials announced that a lucky player from Snohomish County has hit the Hit 5 jackpot. The win came ahead of the October 2 drawing, causing the jackpot to be reset.
Washington’s Lottery
Snohomish County
Hit 5 jackpot
October 2
The Winning Ticket Was Sold in Monroe
According to the official announcement, an unidentified winner managed to correctly match all five winning numbers to win the jackpot, which stood at $230,000 at the time. The win happened during the October 1 drawing, when the winning numbers stood at 5, 10, 12, 28, and 36.
$230,000
As it turned out, the winning ticket was purchased at the Jacksons convenience store at 13885 Fryelands Blvd. in Monroe.
Monroe
For context, the Hit 5 players need to select five numbers between 1 and 42, with tickets costing a single dollar. Participants can either select their numbers or pick the Quick Pick system to automatically randomize an entry.
The Hit 5 jackpot starts at $100,000 and continues to increase with every drawing, until a lucky player manages to match all five winning numbers. The odds of winning the jackpot stand at 1 in 851,000, according to Washington’s Lottery.
The jackpot was since reset to $100,000. After failing to elect a winner during the October 2 drawing, the lottery increased the jackpot to $105,000.
$105,000
The next drawing is set to take place at 8 pm on October 3.
at 8 pm on October 3
State Lotteries Make More Players Rich
Speaking of jackpots, quite a few other players across America also scooped up impressive prizes. These included a father of five in Illinois, who couldn’t believe his luck after he hit а $550,000 win from the lottery. The man said that he plans to spend the money on ensuring that his kids thrive.
In the meantime, a lucky player, who preferred to remain anonymous, secured $1.69 million from the NC Education Lottery.
Elsewhere, the Colorado Lottery announced that it is waiting on a lucky player to claim their $3 million win. As of the time of this writing, the incredibly fortunate winner has yet to come forward.
