Washington state store donates entire $50K Powerball bonus to food bank

It is such a delight to see people donating their winning amounts to help other people in need.

A Washington state grocery store said it is donating its Powerball bonus to a food bank.

The lucky Auburn-area Fred Meyer store got the $50,000 bonus for selling winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $754.6 million. 

The winning numbers for the drawing were: 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 with 7 as the Powerball.

In addition, Fred Meyer said it gave $10,000 to the store for associates to celebrate. It’s the second time a Powerball jackpot ticket was reportedly sold in Washington state, and both tickets were purchased in Auburn. The first was a $90 million jackpot in 2014.

Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.