For the Reporter

Auburn’s Safeway and Fred Meyer stores are among the Washington’s Lottery top 10 “Luckiest Stores” – retail locations that have sold the most tickets with prizes worth more than $1,000 in the previous year.

Washington’s Lottery has released a “Luckiest Stores” list for six regions around the state: Tri-Cities, Puget Sound, Olympic Peninsula, Eastern Washington, Southwest Washington, and Central Washington.

With 13 big wins in 2015, two retailers in Renton share the top spots:

• 13 Big Wins: Fred Meyer at 365 Renton Center Way SW in Renton

• 13 Big Wins: Safeway at 17230 140th Ave SE in Renton

• 12 Big Wins: Safeway at 101 Auburn Way S. in Auburn

• 12 Big Wins: Albertson’s at 11330 51st Ave. NW in Gig Harbor

• 11 Big Wins: Fred Meyer at 1100 N. Meridian in Puyallup

• 11 Big Wins: Café Truong Nguyen at 7143 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle

• 11 Big Wins: Safeway at 138 SW 148th St. in Burien

• 11 Big Wins: Fred Meyer at 801 Auburn Way N. in Auburn

• 10 Big Wins: Safeway at 1243 Marvin Road NE in Lacey

• 10 Big Wins: Fred Meyer at 25250 Pacific Highway S. in Kent

When winners from the Puget Sound region were asked how they plan to spend the money, here is what they shared:

• “I plan on using some of the money for my daughter’s wedding.” – Catalina McKinion, Seattle

• “I just released a record actually, this win couldn’t have come at a better time! I’ll use most of the money to invest in my art.” – Nicholas Deonigi, Auburn

Proceeds from Washington’s Lottery benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, providing grants to college students statewide. To learn more about Washington’s Lottery, its beneficiaries and to review all up-to-date winning numbers, please visit www.walottery.com.