Lottery for July 28

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• Heard about the Lottery's new Mercedes?

  Heard about the Lottery's new Mercedes?

  Some folks may think it’s just a new way for Washington’s Lottery to take suckers for a ride.

  That’s not quite the agency mission, insists Lottery director Bill Hanson. So what is it?

• No winners for Wash. Lotto, Hit 5 top prizes

  No winners for Wash. Lotto, Hit 5 top prizes

  No winning tickets were sold for the Washington State Lottery's $5.1 million Lotto jackpot or the $410,000 Hit 5 cashpot Monday night, so the prizes will increase to $5.2 million in Lotto and $450,000 in Hit 5.

• Reminder: Idaho Powerball changes to take place Sunday

  Reminder: Idaho Powerball changes to take place Sunday

  It's going to cost more to play Powerball — the new price of a single ticket will be $2 per play, a Powerball PowerPlay ticket will now cost $3. But odds of winning will also improve, say Idaho Lottery officials.

  The Powerball changes will begin immediately after the $66 million draw closes on Saturday at 7:55 p.m. Mountain Time.

  The Idaho Lottery will suspend sales on Powerball for approximately eight hours while the transition to the upgraded version of Powerball occurs. But Powerball sales will resume by 4 a.m. Mountain Time on Sunday. New ticket prices will be in effect at that time.

• The results of the state's survey on gambling

  The results of the state's survey on gambling

  We are a state of gamblers whether our game is the lottery, pull-tabs, the horses or something within the neon of a casino. And the state wants to know who gambles, how people feel about gambling and what people know.

• Washington State Lottery buys $49,000 van

  Washington State Lottery buys $49,000 van

  Washington’s Lottery has purchased a $49,000 Mercedes Sprinter van to use as a marketing tool to boost Lottery ticket sales, and the Governor’s Office isn’t thrilled.