Two Hit 5 tickets sold in Western Washington scored big prizes, according to lottery officials. One lucky lottery player won $270,000 by matching four white balls in the Hit 5 drawing on Friday, Jan. 9, according to a spokesperson for Washington’s Lottery and the national Hit 5 website.

The Powerball lottery jackpot has surged to an estimated $815 million for the upcoming drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 27, the seventh-largest prize in the game's history. While no one won the top prize in the Aug. 25 drawing, Washington state produced more ...