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Loving memories of her mother led a WA woman to win $50,000

 $50,000 Match 4 win in Washington State.

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Corinna Underwood

Anonymous lottery player K.L. from Everett, Washington, recently won a $50,000 cash prize by playing Match 4. She has been playing the Washington Lottery's Match 4 for years. She always picks numbers to play that are personal to her in some way. In January, K.L. was looking through some dear photographs of herself and her late mother and thinking fondly of the good times they had together. Her reminiscing inspired her to use her own and her mother's birthdays for her next Match 4 numbers.

Her mother was on her mind when K.L. purchased her five weekly Match 4 tickets and played the same numbers on each of them. She was overjoyed to find that she won all five of the top prizes. The top prize for each ticket was $10,000. This gave her a total win of $50,000 win. What’s more, she won the jackpot on the day of her mother’s wedding anniversary.

When she shared her good news with her husband, he was speechless at the remarkable coincidence. K.L. plans to donate some of her money to animal charities and local non-profit organizations.

How to play Match 4

Match 4 is a Washington Lottery daily draw game. You can play for $2. To play, pick four numbers between 1 and 24, or you can select Quick Pick and let the computer randomly select your numbers. If you match two balls, you win a $2 prize. Match three balls, and you win $20. If you match all four balls, you win $10,000.

As well as Match 4, the Washington Lottery offers players several types of games, including Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto, Hit 5, Pick 3, Cash Pop, and Keno. You can also choose from 60 instant-win games. The Washington Lottery frequently runs special promotions. Currently available promotions include:

  • Seattle Kraken 2023 Scratch: Play to win up to $50,000 cash, a 2024 NHL Winter Classic Experience, or Seattle Kraken season tickets.
  • Warehouse Dash: Buy a $10 Powerball ticket, and you’ll get a mail-in voucher for a chance to win a trip to Chicago to participate in the Warehouse Dash event.
  • Craft Brew & Bacon Festival: Buy $10 in instant-win tickets and receive one entry for the drawing to win $500 cash or tickets to the Craft Brew & Bacon Festival.

How the Washington Lottery makes a difference

The Washington Lottery was launched in 1982. Since then, it has generated more than $5 billion to support several state-wide programs, including the Washington Opportunity Pathways, which provides college tuition fees for Washington residents. The Evergreen State Lottery also funds 25% of the annual budget for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, which provides services to more than 15,000 children at 440 locations across Washington.

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