Wash. list of luckiest lotto retailers (Vancouver area)

Below is a press release from the Washington Lottery on its annual list of luckiest lotto retailers (Vancouver area).

Lucky Stores With the Most Winners $1,000 and More!

VANCOUVER- St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. Not all of us were born with the luck of the Irish, but Washington's Lottery is giving out a few hints that will hopefully lead you to a pot of gold. Each March, Washington's Lottery names the "Luckiest Stores" from all the regions around the state.

The luckiest stores are retailers that have sold the most winning tickets of prizes worth $1,000 more for the 2009 calendar.  The luckiest store in the Vancouver region this year was Fred Meyer at 7411 NE 117th Ave. in Vancouver; they sold 11 tickets worth $1,000 or more! That is a lot of big winners. Rounding out the top 9 lucky stores in the Vancouver region are:
 
2. Quickway Market at 1280 Lewis River Rd. in Woodland sold 10 big winners
3. Safeway at 411 Three Rivers Dr. in Kelso sold 10 big winners
4. Fred Meyer at 7700 NE Highway 99 in Vancouver sold 9 big winners
5. Cedar Village I.G.A. at 206 E. Walnut St. in Winlock sold 7 big winners
6. Sifton Stop N Shop (Now Oasis Market) at 13412 NE Fourth Plain Rd. in Vancouver sold 7 big winners
7. Fred Meyer at 800 NE Tenney Rd. in Vancouver sold 7 big winners
8. Your Market Place at 849 Commerce Ave. in Longview sold 7 big winners

Happy St. Patrick's Day and good luck!