OLYMPIA—The sale of the winning Six Figures Scratch ticket marks the first big win for M&M Mart under the Mehta family’s ownership.
“This is an exciting milestone for us,” said Jatin Kumar. “I am thrilled for our customer and am hopeful that this is just the beginning of many more wins for our store.”
M&M Mart, a gas station owned and operated by father and son duo, Lalit (Lucky) Mehta and Jatin Kumar Mehta, has been serving the Marysville community for the last three years. Since purchasing the store at 15218 Smokey Point Blvd, the Mehta family has built great relationships with several of their regular customers. Little did they know that they would end up selling a lottery ticket worth half-a-million dollars to one of these customers.
This “regular” has exclusively bought his Scratch tickets at M&M Mart since the Mehta family has owned the store, and he always makes sure to strike up a conversation with Lucky and Jatin at the front counter. One day, the customer came in and purchased a $20 Six Figures Scratch ticket from Jatin, which he scratched and took straight to the Lottery Vending Machine to scan. When the words “See Washington’s Lottery Regional Office” appeared on the screen, the customer re-approached Jatin and asked if he could scan the ticket. To their amazement, it turned out to be worth the game’s top prize: $500,000.
Washington’s Lottery offers Scratch games priced between $1 and $30, each with varying prize amounts. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on the number of tickets printed, tested, distributed, sold, and number of prizes claimed. Players can find Washington’s Lottery retail locations here.
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
