Lottery hot zones: These Washington retailers have the winning touch

If you're searching for a little extra luck in your lottery adventures, you might want to take notes — some stores in Washington seem to have a magic touch. The Washington Lottery has pinpointed the luckiest retailers across the state, highlighting the spots that have sold the most winning tickets worth $1,000 or more.

Whether you're a casual player or a jackpot dreamer, these locations might just be worth a visit. So, which stores are hot? Let's break down where luck has been striking region by region.

Dividing the state into regions

With St. Patrick's Day approaching, many people have the luck of the Irish on their minds. However, the Washington Lottery is thinking about luck for their lottery players.

In doing so, they have released a full list of the luckiest lottery retailers in the state that sold the most winning tickets valued at $1,000 or more. For this list, lottery officials divided the state into seven regions: South Puget Sound, North Puget Sound, Olympics Peninsula, Eastern Washington, Southwest Washington, Tri-Cities, and Central Washington. We will break down each region below.

South Puget Sound

For the seventh year in a row, the South Puget Sound region was named the Luckiest Region in Washington. To get that title, the top five luckiest retailers in the region had a total of 86 wins of $1,000 or more, which can be seen here:

• 20 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 801 Auburn Way N in Auburn (they sold the $754.6 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket in 2023);
• 19 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 365 Renton Center Way SW in Renton;
• 16 wins: Muckleshoot Casino Resort, located at 2402 Auburn Way S in Auburn;
• 16 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 14300 1st Avenue S in Burien;
• 15 wins: Safeway, located at 708 Shaw Road in Puyallup.

North Puget Sound

It was also a big year for the North Puget Sound region, with 53 wins of $1,000 or more. This makes it the second luckiest region in the state.

The top five luckiest retailers can be seen here:

• 13 wins: Safeway, located at 7601 Evergreen Way in Everett (rose from third place in 2023 with 8 wins to the top spot in 2024);
• 10 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 12906 Bothell Everett Highway in Everett;
• 10 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 4615 196th Street SW in Lynnwood;
• 10 wins: WinCo Foods, located at 21900 Highway 99 in Edmonds (tied for first place in 2023 with nine wins);
• 10 wins: Safeway, located at 5802 134th Place SE in Everett.

Olympics Peninsula

Next on the list is the Olympics Peninsula, which had 36 wins for their top five luckiest retailers. Those retailers selling those big wins were:

• 9 wins: Safeway, located at 2890 NW Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale (this retailer rose from third place in 2023, having eight wins that year);
• 8 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 301 E Wallace Kneeland Boulevard in Shelton;
• 7 wins: Safeway, located at 3215 Harrison Avenue NW in Olympia;
• 6 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 5050 State Highway 303 NE in Bremerton;
• 6 wins: Safeway, located at 3355 Bethel Road SE in Port Orchard.

Eastern Washington

This region happened to see a shift in the rankings, as the new leader had four more wins in 2024 than the top spot had in 2023. Check out the top five luckiest retailers for the Eastern Washington region here:

• 14 wins: Super Store, located at 13415 E 32nd Avenue in Spokane Valley;
• 12 wins: Yoke's Fresh Market, located at 14202 N Market Street in Mead;
• 12 wins: Rosauers Supermarket, located at 9414 N Division Street in Spokane;
• 10 wins: Yoke's Fresh Market, located at 4235 S Cheney Spokane Road in Spokane (they are consistent, as they had 10 wins in 2023 to top this region's list);
• 10 wins: Divine's Fasmart, located at 21804 E Mission Avenue in Liberty Lake.

Southwest Washington

If this list provides anything, it's that Vancouver is a lucky city for players in the Southwest Washington region. Of the top five spots, four of them are in Vancouver:

• 9 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 11325 SE Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver (came in second place in 2023 with seven wins);
• 8 wins: Wind River Market & Gas, located at 11 Carson Frontage Road in Carson;
• 7 wins: WinCo Foods, located at 2101 NE Andresen Road in Vancouver;
• 7 wins: Safeway, located at 6711 NE 63rd Street in Vancouver;
• 7 wins: WinCo Foods, located at 11310 NE 119th Street in Vancouver.

Tri-Cities

Seven is a lucky number, and the top retailer in the Tri-Cities region sold seven winning tickets in 2024 to lead the pack. Here is a breakdown of the luckiest retailers in this region:

• 7 wins: Albertsons, located at 5204 W Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick;
• 5 wins: Yoke's Fresh Market, located at 1410 W 27th Avenue in Kennewick;
• 4 wins: Albertsons, located at 1330 N 20th Avenue in Pasco;
• 4 wins: Yoke's Fresh Market, located at 1401 Bombing Range Road in West Richard;
• 4 wins: Safeway, located at 1803 George Washington Way in Richland.

Central Washington

Central Washington brings the list to an end. This region had 33 wins for the top five retailers, with the luckiest retailer selling 10 winning tickets of $1,000 or more in 2024. Those lucky retailers are:

• 10 wins: Wray's Meadowbrook, located at 7200 W Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima (big jump for Wray's, as they were fifth place in 2023 with just four wins);
• 9 wins: Valley View Market, located at 618 E Toppenish Avenue in Toppenish (was first last year with eight wins);
• 5 wins: Fred Meyer, located at 1206 N 40th Avenue in Yakima;
• 5 wins: Safeway, located at 501 N Miller Street in Wenatchee;
• 4 wins: WinCo Foods, located at 2425 Longfibre Road in Union Gap.

Enjoy playing the Washington Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.