Oregon Avenue Food Mart sells $100,000 ticket

WHO: Oregon Lottery officials

WHEN: Noon, Thursday, March 21, 2019

WHERE: Oregon Avenue Food Mart, 2075 Oregon Avenue, Klamath Falls, OR

WHAT: Oregon Lottery officials will hold a retailer winner celebration at the Oregon Avenue Food Mart in Klamath Falls. The market sold a $100,000 Oregon Lottery Cash Attack Scratch-It ticket earlier this month.

BACKGROUND: William Blackwell Jr. won $100,000 after purchasing two “Cash Attack” Scratch-Its at the Oregon Avenue Food Mart. He was out for a walk when he stopped for something to drink and purchased the tickets on a whim. Blackwell, who is also from Klamath Falls, said he was going to put maroon carpet in his home with the money.

During the 2015-17 biennium, more than $15 million in Oregon Lottery proceeds were directed to economic development, parks, education and watershed enhancement in Klamath County, where Blackwell lives and purchased the ticket. Since 1985, Oregon Lottery players have won more than $38 billion in prizes.

VISUALS: Oregon Lottery officials will present an over-sized ceremonial check to representatives of Oregon Avenue Food Mart and will also distribute a limited amount of free promotional prizes to patrons of the store.

Since the Oregon Lottery began selling tickets on April 25, 1985, it has earned nearly $12 billion for economic development, public education, state parks and watershed enhancements. For more information on the Oregon Lottery visit www.oregonlottery.org

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