An anonymous Bothell man was in complete disbelief about winning a $1 million Powerball prize until the moment he walked into the Everett Lottery office to claim his prize a few days later.

“I scanned the ticket at the store, and must have checked the numbers on the site [walottery.com] about three times,” the man told Lottery officials. “My wife just said, ‘Yeah, right!’”

The winner, who typically plays Lottery once a week, purchased the winning ticket at a Kirkland-area Chevron Extra Mile Market, located at 12607 NE 85th Street, near his home. While he readily admits to having a set of lucky numbers, the man laughed when he said he never uses them. Instead, he always uses the “quick pick” option, letting the computer choose his numbers.

The man and his wife told Lottery officials they considered themselves to be practical people and were heading straight from the Lottery office to the bank. They mentioned that both of their mothers are retired, that the couple had one son heading to college next year and were expecting a new baby. “We’re not interested in doing anything crazy,” the Bothell man said. “It’s wonderful to be able to help our mothers and get our kids through college.”

He did mention one splurge they had discussed together. The man said his wife was from Germany, and thought they might fly business class instead of coach the next time they visited family in Europe.

The Kirkland Chevron will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

Proceeds from Washington’s Lottery benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, providing grants to college students statewide.

To learn more about Washington’s Lottery, its beneficiaries and to review all up-to-date winning numbers, visit www.walottery.com.