YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — An online auction of Washington’s 167 state-run liquor stores has ended after a flurry of bids extended it by nearly two-and-a-half hours.
The state Liquor Control Board declined to release a total dollar value for the bids late Friday, saying winners will be announced Monday.
An Associated Press tally showed a total of at least $27 million. But a handful of stores were missing from that list, so the final number could go higher.
The public auction opened March 8 and had been scheduled to end at 4 p.m. Friday. A steady stream of late bids kept it open until nearly 6:30 p.m.
