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Marvin Koop of Yakima recently bucked the 18.5 million-to-1 odds and scored a cool million bucks with his winning Mega Millions ticket in Washington's Lottery.

The Mega Millions drawing is tonight (July 8) and it is up there pretty high -- $540 million is excellent. Heck, I would take 1/8 of that! Anyway, I bought myself a ticket. I think I will buy another one right before the drawing this evening.

I play the lottery every chance I get. But after the numbers are drawn, I never trust myself. I take my ticket in to a retailer and have them check it. Wouldn't you? Well, a woman from France did not. She thought she had won, so she went crazy, bouncing checks and racking up nearly $6,000 worth of bills.

Powerball fever is about to strike for the second time in less than a week as Wednesday night's jackpot is already estimated to be at least $1.5 BILLION!  That amount of money might be hard to wrap your brain around, but I'm sure that we could all figure out a way to spend it!

One of the biggest deterrents to playing the lottery is the realization that one is far more likely to be struck by lightning than hitting the lotto. Well, check this out ...

The Washington State Lottery has a very fun promotion that will feature your dog or cat on a new scratch ticket. The submissions have already been accepted and now it's time to vote. We're hoping you'll vote or one of these two (or both!) goldendoodles. Voting is easy and doesn't require signing up for anything.

You got your ticket? Here were the Powerball numbers for Wednesday, November 28th. Remember, even if you didn't hit the jackpot you might have still won a few bucks.

So, you went and bought yourself a Powerball lottery ticket. You never buy lottery tickets, but with so much money at steak, it's a two dollar investment you'll try your luck at. Now you ask yourself, "when do I find out what the winning numbers are?" Here's how to find out.

Getting to take home a giant check worth millions in lottery winnings might sound like a dream come true, but it can also be a nightmare. Now someone out there has won at least a share of $656 million and we don’t know who will get the dough. Perhaps there’s a good reason for that.

More people are getting their Mega Millions tickets than they have in a long time. Have you actually thought of what you would do if you won, or do you like just the idea of winning? We want to know!

My uncle Mike once owned a convenience store in Toppenish years ago. He told me if I had seen the abuse of the "system" I'd want to end it all! He spoke of people sending their children in with a $5 dollar food stamp, only to have them buy a three-cent piece of candy and get the $4...

Ryan Kitching’s mom had been nagging him to clean his room, as moms tend to do. When the 19-year-old from Midlothian, Scotland finally relented and attacked the mess, he found 12 old lottery tickets. Figuring they must all be losers, he thought about throwing the tickets out with the rest of the junk. But then he had a “strange feeling” that he should check the numbers, and when he did, he was ne