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Washington’s Lottery names Safeway in Milton as state's luckiest retailer

Store sold the most tickets in Washington worth $1,000 or more in 2022

Olympia, WA (March 13, 2023) – The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow may be closer than you think this St. Patrick’s Day. Perhaps it could be at your local Lottery retailer, as today Washington’s Lottery announced its Luckiest Retailers of 2022 for the state’s North and South Puget Sound regions. These retailers sold the most winning tickets valued at $1,000 or more.

The South Puget Sound Region has been named the Luckiest Region in the state for the fifth year in a row with the top 10 retailers totaling 111 wins. Located in that region, the Safeway at 900 Meridian E, Ste 12 in Milton is officially the Luckiest Retailer in the state with 16 wins of $1,000 or more.

The top 10 Luckiest Retailers in the South Puget Sound Region are:

16 Wins: Safeway at 900 Meridian E in Milton
12 Wins: Fred Meyer at 365 Renton Center Way SW in Renton
12 Wins: Fred Meyer at 25250 Pacific Hwy S in Kent
12 Wins: Speed-E-Mart at 9625 Renton Ave S in Seattle
11 Wins: Safeway at 1243 Marvin Rd NE in Lacey
10 Wins: Safeway at 4700 Yelm Hwy SE in Lacey
10 Wins: Safeway at 4300 NE 4th St in Renton
10 wins: Safeway at 138 SW 148th St in Burien
9 Wins: Thanh Thanh Café at 6033 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle
9 Wins: Safeway at 11501 Canyon Rd E in Puyallup

Made the Top 10 list in both 2021 and 2020

The North Puget Sound Region also had a lucky year with 69 wins of $1,000 or more, securing itself as the second luckiest region in Washington. The Safeway at 7601 Evergreen Way in Everett took the region’s top spot with 12 wins.

The top 10 Luckiest Retailers in the North Puget Sound Region are:

12 Wins: Safeway at 7601 Evergreen Way in Everett

Made the Top 10 list in both 2021 and 2020

7 Wins: Fred Meyer at 4615 196th St SW in Lynnwood
7 Wins: QFC at 27008 92nd Ave NW in Stanwood
7 Wins: Haggen at 8915 Market Pl in Lake Stevens
6 Wins: Fred Meyer at 12906 Bothell Everett Hwy in Everett

Has made the Top 10 list every year since 2018

6 Wins: Fred Meyer at 9925 State Ave in Marysville
6 Wins: WinCo Foods at 21900 Highway 99 in Edmonds
6 Wins: Safeway at 4301 212th St SW in Mountlake Terrace
6 Wins: Safeway at 20500 Olympic Pl NE in Arlington
6 Wins: Rosario Market at 3101 Commercial Ave in Anacortes

Was the state’s Luckiest Retailer in 2021 with 17 wins

Washington’s Lottery recognizes its Luckiest Retailers by dividing the state into seven regions: North Puget Sound, South Puget Sound, Olympic Peninsula, Eastern Washington, Southwest Washington, Tri-Cities and Central Washington. The full list of Luckiest Retailers can be obtained here.

Making a Difference in Washington State
Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $4.5 billion to support several important state programs, including providing much-needed funds for the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (WOPA). In FY21, WOPA received $185.7 million from the Lottery, enough to pay college tuition for more than 18,000 Washington residents. It also provided approximately 25% of the annual budget for the state’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, which provides critical services to more than 15,000 children at 440 locations across Washington.

Washington’s Lottery Beneficiary Fact – April 2022
Washington’s Lottery is very proud to be a financial supporter of the state’s Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program (ECEAP). The $40 million annual investment the lottery makes in ECEAP has lasting effects. Children who participate in ECEAP are more likely to be kindergarten-ready than non-participants, and those who participate five or more hours per day are especially prepared in reading and math.* Children in state-funded pre-K programs like ECEAP see long-lasting positive effects, including increased grade progression, high school graduation and college enrollment.**

About Washington’s Lottery: The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games, including Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Pick 3, Daily Keno and Scratch. For more information, visit www.walottery.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @walottery.

Keep it fun. Know your limit. Washington’s Lottery is an advocate for responsible gaming and collaborates with the Evergreen Council for Problem Gambling to provide resources for those in need. More information is available at www.walottery.com/Responsibility.

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Press Contacts
Dan Miller (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery)
E-mail: dan.miller@curatorpr.com

Xiamara Garza (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery)
E-mail: xiamara.garza@curatorpr.com

* Early Learning Feedback Report. https://erdc.wa.gov/data-dashboards/early-learning-feedback-report-0

** Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood. (n.d.). Boston universal pre-K. Retrieved June 9, 2021, from https://www.bpsearlylearning.org/boston-upk