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Aug. 27, 2016 / 9:44 AM

Washington lottery flashback ad recalls 1970s Seattle Seahawks greats

Former Seattle Seahawks greats Jim Zorn and Steve Largent stared in a 1970s style ad for a Seahawks-themed Washington lottery game.The "Seahawks Scratch" game offers the chance to win $50,000 or various Seahawks prizes including season tickets or a dinner with Zorn and Largent.
Screen capture/Washington's Lottery/YouTube

Former Seattle Seahawks greats Jim Zorn and Steve Largent stared in a 1970s style ad for a Seahawks-themed Washington lottery game.The "Seahawks Scratch" game offers the chance to win $50,000 or various Seahawks prizes including season tickets or a dinner with Zorn and Largent. Screen capture/Washington's Lottery/YouTube

SEATTLE, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- An ad for the Washington state lottery turned back the clock to the late 1970s to promote special Seattle Seahawks-themed lottery prizes.

The ad, titled "1979," features former Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn and wide receiver Steve Largent driving a Pontiac Thunderbird to a game in 1979.

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Zorn and Largent speculate how their lives could possibly be any more perfect before suggesting the very scratch off lottery game which will offer fans a chance to win a dinner with them 38 years later among other "Hawksome" prizes.

According to the Washington Lottery, the $5 "Seahawks Scratch" game offers a grand prize of $50,000 as well as other Seahawks prizes such as season tickets and a stadium tour.

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