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While making a quick stop at your favorite Yakima grocery store, it's always enjoyable to run into old friends and catch up over a brief chat. Such was the case with me today, and the impromptu meetup could prove to be more lucrative than just a much overdue visit...

According to the National Endowment for Financial Education, about 70 percent of people who have won large lottery jackpots or fall into the possession of large sums of money all at once, wind up going broke and as much as one-third of them file for bankruptcy.

Have you caught Lottery Fever? Remember a few weeks ago, a winning Washington State Lottery Ticket work an estimated $2.7 Million was sold to someone in Sunnyside? It could happen, even though odds are against it, and it could be you if you buy a ticket...

Have you purchased a Mega Millions ticket for tonight's drawing? The Jackpot amount is the second-largest in Mega Millions history, at $865,000,000. The largest jackpot came back in 2018 and was an astounding $1.5 BILLION. The previous largest amount was roughly $656,000,000 back in 2012, so, tonight's prize is significant.

Is this the winning Mega Millions Ticket worth an estimated $625,000,000? Well, I sure hope so, but as I write this, we're a little over an hour from the drawing which is slated for 8:00 PM Pacific Time. This jackpot is definitely considered BIG, although, the record was set back in 2018 when the winner(s) won the $1...

+++UPDATED: Tuesday, January 12th -- The rules below still apply, but now the Jackpot is sitting at $615,000,000 and the one-time payout would be $451,800,000. Wouldn't it be a great way to kick off 2021? Winning a lottery Jackpot?! What about the MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT which stands at $447,000,000...

The "Lotto" jackpot from Washington's Lottery continues to climb -- and continues to break records.

According to the Washington Lotto office in Olympia, the $11.3 million jackpot is the highest ever for this game.

Well after weeks of no jackpot winners, tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot is now up to $363 Million Dollars! Thirty-Five U.S. States participate in the Mega Millions Lottery, including Washington State. So with the jackpot at $363 Million, the cash option is $259...