It was his usual routine: four tickets for $20, no change. But this time, Covington resident Martin Coon walked away with $75,000.<\/p>\n
In early March, Coon stopped by Jackson’s Food Stores (13138 Interurban Ave. S.) in Tukwila to grab a coffee before work and decided to also purchase four Washington’s Lottery tickets.<\/p>\n
Coon has been a U.S. Postal worker for 15 years, and says he used to play the lottery often, but slowed down in recent years.<\/p>\n
“Once in a blue moon, I’ll go buy four tickets and call it good for a while,” he said.<\/p>\n
Coon held onto his “777” Scratch tickets until later that day at work where it turned out to be his lucky day.<\/p>\n
“The first one I scratched off was the winner,” Coon said. “I didn’t think it was true.”<\/p>\n
Coon said his wife, Khristine, didn’t believe him at first, until they met at the lottery office and picked up the $75,000 check.<\/p>\n
After a celebratory dinner, the winnings helped Coon pay off his truck and the couple’s credit cards, and they are now installing hardwood floors in their house.<\/p>\n
“It made life a bit easier,” he said. “It was a good start to the work week, too.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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