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HAWAIIAN VACATION IN SIGHT FOR $170,000 LOTTERY WINNER

James Richards and his wife, both Kennewick residents, will soon be packing their bags for the Hawaiian Islands thanks to his $170,000 Hit 5 Cashpot win.

“We’ve been married for more than 40 years and have been wanting to go to Hawaii for a while, and now we can go!” said Richards. “I realized I won about a week after the drawing, but we’ve been snowed in and I couldn’t drive to the Lottery office. Hawaii is a nice change from the snow we’ve been having.”

The winner purchased his winning ticket on Dec. 12 from a Kennewick Circle K (4201 West 27th Avenue, Kennewick, Washington 99338) and chose his numbers using Lottery’s Quick Pick feature.

Richards told Lottery officials he plans to give back to his community as well, and said he plans to give a good chunk of his prize back to his church.  

Proceeds from Washington’s Lottery benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, providing grants to college students statewide. To learn more about Washington’s Lottery, its beneficiaries and to review all up-to-date winning numbers, please visit www.walottery.com.

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WASHINGTON’S LOTTERY: Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $3 billion to support important state programs including the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account. Money in the Pathways Account goes toward helping students achieve their higher education dreams and supports early childhood education learning programs. The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games: Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Daily Game, Daily Keno and Scratch. For more information, visit www.walottery.com or join our online community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/walottery and follow us on Twitter @walottery.

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