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How to Play the Lotto in Washington State

From Powerball to Mega Millions, the Washington lottery offers players ten different types of lottery tickets to purchase and a variety of ways to learn about winnings, as well as claim prizes. Washington's lottery has been around since 1982 and features draw game tickets in which players have the chance to earn up to $360 million and scratch games that give players the chance to win up to $1 million dollars. Washington's lottery also provides support to programs such as the Amber Alert program and book drives.

Instructions

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  Purchase a lottery ticket of your choice at any store that sells authentic tickets in Washington. There are more than four thousand retailers in the state. For a list of retailers, visit walottery.com.
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  Sign the back of your lottery tickets. In case you win, this will be proof that the ticket belongs to you in the event that it is lost or stolen.
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  Check to see if you won! Lottery drawings are held at eight o'clock in the evening on the following days of the week, according to Washington's Lottery:
  
  Powerball: Wednesday and Saturday
  
  Lotto: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
  
  Hit 5: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
  
  Mega Millions: Tuesday and Friday
  
  Match 4: Seven days a week
  
  Daily Keno: Seven days a week
  
  The Daily Game: Seven days a week
  
  There are six ways to learn if you have a winning ticket. Check walottery.com for a list of winning numbers and earnings. You can also put your ticket in a Check-A-Ticket machine that can be found any any store that sells tickets, call the lottery hotline at 1-800-545-7510, sign up for daily email updates, check your local newspaper or ask a lottery retailer to check your number.
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  Claim a $600 or under prize at any lottery retailer. However, it's important to note that retailers may not carry enough cash to pay your prize. If this is the case, you can claim your prize by mailing your ticket to the following address:
  
  Washington Lottery Headquarters
  
  PO Box 2167
  
  Olympia, WA 98507-2167
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  Claim a $601 to 999 thousand dollar prize at a regional lottery office. A list of offices can be found at walottery.com. (See References 2)
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  Claim a one million dollar prize or more at a regional lottery office; however, you must first make an appointment with the office. A list of offices can be found at walottery.com.

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