Man wins big lottery prize in WA — but family thinks it’s an April Fools’ prank
A man told his family about his life-changing lottery prize in Washington, and they thought it was an April Fools’ prank.
But that wasn’t the case.
The Bothell man went to a 76 gas station in late March in Lynnwood to buy some lottery tickets, Washington’s Lottery said in an April 14 news release.
His go-to game was sold out, so he ended up buying a $2,000,000 Jackpot scratch ticket for $30, lottery officials said.
He then tried to check his tickets but one gave him some trouble, so he had to call the lottery office.
“I jokingly said ‘hopefully it’s one of those $2 million ones!’” he told lottery officials. “They said it was — and I just started screaming.”
The lucky lottery player shared the news with his family a few days later, and they thought he was pulling an April Fools’ prank, he told lottery officials.
The man said he and his fiancee toured a home a few days after claiming the prize and put in an offer that was accepted, lottery officials said.
“The timing just aligned perfectly,” he said.
Lynnwood is about a 20-mile drive north from Seattle.
This story was originally published April 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM with the headline "Man wins big lottery prize in WA — but family thinks it’s an April Fools’ prank."
