PHOENIX (Nov. 30, 2012, 9am MST) – As of 9 a.m., the Arizona Lottery officially announces that the $587.5 Million Powerball jackpot winner has NOT come forward to claim their prize.

Gaming networks from state to state are independent of one another. Therefore, a winning ticket cannot be officially verified until the ticket has been verified at a retailer in Arizona or at the Arizona Lottery offices.

Once the winning ticket is claimed, the Arizona Lottery will host a press conference to announce that the prize has been claimed regardless of whether or not the winner agrees to participate or remain anonymous.

Next draw – Tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 28

PHOENIX (Nov. 28, 2012) –The Powerball jackpot has been increased from $500 million to $550 million for the draw on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The jackpots are established based on a forecast of ticket sales. In this case, the ticket sales have outpaced the forecast, resulting in the increase of the estimated jackpot amount.

This is the largest jackpot in Powerball history. The cash option would be $360.2 million, before taxes.

According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, Arizona is first in the nation for the increase of Powerball sales during the last week, up nearly 500 percent.

Since the jackpot started rolling on Oct. 6, there have been more than $2.7 million in prizes awarded in Arizona alone. This includes a second prize $1 million winning ticket and 13 $10,000 winning tickets. The $1 million winning ticket was purchased at the Fry’s Food Store in Gilbert located at 87 E. Williams Field Road and claimed by a winner who wished to remain anonymous.

"Increased ticket sales also mean great things for the state of Arizona, since Lottery dollars fund a wide variety of public projects and programs which improve the quality of life for Arizona residents," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery. "While we are thrilled that the Powerball jackpot amount continues to rise, the Arizona Lottery continues to encourage everyone to play responsibly."

The new $2 Powerball game offers many appealing features to players, including better overall odds and jackpots that grow bigger, faster. The starting jackpot doubled from $20 million to $40 million and the second prize for matching all five numbers, without the Powerball, increased from $200,000 to $1 million. Since $2 Powerball launched in January 2012, the Arizona Lottery has awarded 14 winners with the second prize of  $1 million.

Tickets for Wednesday’s Powerball draw can be purchased at any Arizona Lottery retailer until 7:59 p.m. Wednesday evening.

PHOENIX (Nov. 27, 2012) –The Powerball jackpot has been increased from $425 million to $500 million for the draw on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The jackpots are established based on a forecast of ticket sales. In this case, the ticket sales have outpaced the forecast, resulting in the increase of the estimated jackpot amount.

This is the largest jackpot in Powerball history. The cash option would be $327 million, before taxes.

According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, Arizona placed third in the nation for the increase of Powerball sales for the last draw, up a remarkable 320 percent.

Since the jackpot started rolling on Oct. 6, there have been more than $2.7 million in prizes awarded in Arizona alone. This includes a second prize $1 million winning ticket and 13 $10,000 winning tickets. The $1 million winning ticket was purchased at the Fry’s Food Store in Gilbert located at 87 E. Williams Field Road and claimed by a winner who wished to remain anonymous.

"We are thrilled that the Powerball jackpot amount has been increased to half a billion dollars," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery. "Increased ticket sales also mean great things for the state of Arizona, since Lottery dollars fund a wide variety of public projects and programs which improve the quality of life for Arizona residents."

The new $2 Powerball game offers many appealing features to players, including better overall odds and jackpots that grow bigger, faster. The starting jackpot doubled from $20 million to $40 million and the second prize for matching all five numbers, without the Powerball, increased from $200,000 to $1 million. Since $2 Powerball launched in January 2012, the Arizona Lottery has awarded 14 winners with the second prize of $1 million.

Tickets for Wednesday’s Powerball draw can be purchased at any Arizona Lottery retailer until 7:59 p.m. Wednesday evening.

PHOENIX (Nov. 26, 2012) –The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $425 million for the draw on Wednesday, Nov. 28. This is the largest jackpot in Powerball history. The cash option would be $278.3 million, before taxes.

According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, Arizona placed third in the nation for the increase of Powerball sales for the last draw, up a remarkable 320 percent.

Since the jackpot started rolling on Oct. 6, there have been more than $2.7 million in prizes awarded in Arizona alone. This includes a second prize $1 million winning ticket and 13 $10,000 winning tickets. The $1 million winning ticket was purchased at the Fry’s Food Store in Gilbert located at 87 E. Williams Field Road and claimed this morning by a winner who wished to remain anonymous.

"This is truly an exciting time for the Arizona Lottery, since the Powerball jackpot is offering the largest jackpot in the game’s history," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery. "If the jackpot rolls again Wednesday night, we will be looking at a jackpot upwards of half a billion dollars!"

The new $2 Powerball game offers many appealing features to players, including better overall odds and jackpots that grow bigger, faster. The starting jackpot doubled from $20 million to $40 million and the second prize for matching all five numbers, without the Powerball, increased from $200,000 to $1 million. Since $2 Powerball launched in January 2012, the Arizona Lottery has awarded 14 winners with the second prize of $1 million.

Tickets for Wednesday’s Powerball draw can be purchased at any Arizona Lottery retailer until 7:59 p.m. Wednesday evening.

Are you holding a winning ticket? At 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2012, time runs out to claim a $10,000 Mega Millions ticket, and at 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2012, time runs out to claim a $10,000 CA$H4 ticket.

The $10,000 Mega Millions ticket was purchased at Blue Ridge Market, 210 S. Hwy., Dewey, AZ for the May 25, 2012, drawing.

The $10,000 CA$H4 ticket was purchased at Fort Mohave Smoke Shop, 8501 Hwy. 95, Mohave Valley, AZ, for the May 28, 2012, drawing.

The winning numbers for the Mega Millions ticket are:  

9 - 15 - 21 - 40 - 54 Mega Ball 11

The winning numbers for the CA$H4 ticket are:

1 - 2 - 4 - 7

We want to give the $10,000 prizes to the lucky winners. Don’t forget to check your wallet, purse, or any other secret hiding place to see if you have the winning ticket.

And when you find your tickets, you can use the Numbers Checker feature on our website to see if you’ve got a winner!

A group of nine lucky co-workers and friends, who work in the financial industry in Chandler, claimed the $1.7 million The Pick jackpot from the drawing on Saturday, November 3.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at a Circle K located at 295 S. Arizona Ave. in Chandler.

The group has been playing The Pick since February of last year and selected the game since it’s Arizona’s own jackpot game. The group plays the Wednesday and Saturday draws each week, and everyone in the pool contributes $8 every other week to participate.

Barry Hackett, the pool representative, checked the tickets on the Arizona Lottery website and immediately checked them again three more times before asking one of his co-workers to come check the numbers with him. Her immediate reaction was, “Yeah, right!”  Hackett said they then quietly called the seven other players over to their office area and told them the news. There were big grins, excitement, looks of disbelief, and even a few happy tears according to Hackett.

“It was exciting to have a big group of winners at the Arizona Lottery Phoenix office,” said Karen Bach, director of budget, products & communications for the Arizona Lottery. “It’s always fun to award a prize to an office pool, and it’s a bonus when the prize is shared among a good group of friends.”

The group selected the cash option and each member received a check for $125,925.92 before taxes. Most of the office pool members plan to pay off bills and pay off or pay down mortgages with their winnings. When asked if they were going to celebrate, Hackett said, “There’s probably a happy hour in our future for celebration.”

Winning numbers for The Pick are broadcast Wednesdays and Saturdays during the 10 p.m. news on Channel 13 (CBS) in Tucson and posted on www.ABC15.com in Phoenix.

Players can check their numbers by logging onto www.ArizonaLottery.com or by calling the winning numbers hotline at 480-829-PICK in Phoenix and 1-800-499-3798 in all other Arizona areas.  Players can also opt-in to receive winning number text alerts by texting “AZLOT” to 411247.

Players must be 21 years or older to purchase or redeem tickets. Overall odds vary by game. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, these materials may be made available in an alternate format. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-NEXT STEP.  Please Play Responsibly.™

About the Arizona Lottery

The Arizona Lottery operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products; it receives no General Fund dollars from the State. Proceeds from sales of Lottery tickets - over $3 million per week - fund a variety of state programs. Since July 1981, the Arizona Lottery has paid out more than $5 billion in prizes to players, over $2.8 billion in net profit to the state and almost $591 million in commissions to retailers.

NEW SCRATCHERS AVAILABLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6:

Cool 7s – This $1 ticket offers a top prize of $700.

Color of Money – This $2 ticket offers a top prize of $10,000.

Black Pearls – This $5 ticket offers a top prize of $50,000.

$500,000 Riches – This $10 ticket offers a top prize of $500,000.

 

To see additional Scratchers, click here

Bejeweled®

Enter your non-winning Bejeweled^® tickets for a chance to win a 7-day Caribbean cruise for two. Each Grand Prize trip includes airfare to Miami, Florida, a balcony stateroom aboard Norwegian Cruise Line, and $500 spending money. The first of two drawings takes place Wednesday, November 7.

Adopted Quick Pick Numbers Are Now Her Own

Over the years, a number of Arizona Lottery players have purchased Quick Picks on various games, liked the numbers, and kept them for their own to play again. That’s exactly what Catherine DeLong of Phoenix did, and her adopted Quick Pick numbers won her a $194,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot on October 15, 2012.

A friend of Catherine’s who lives in Florida was the one who told her about Fantasy 5, and she began to play it on a regular basis. Since she sometimes forgets to buy tickets, she usually purchases a multi-draw ticket with one line per draw. And, no, she doesn’t have a special place to purchase tickets; it depends on where she is at the time.

Catherine checked her numbers by calling the Arizona Lottery Hotline.  When she first heard the numbers, her heart began pounding so fast that she forgot to breathe.  Her first thought was that she’d made a mistake, so she called back three times to listen to the numbers to be sure.  At that point, she still didn’t know if she was the only winner, so she finally called the Lottery and spoke to a customer service representative who told her there was only one Fantasy 5 winner for the October 15, 2012 draw.

Even though she signed the back of the ticket before she left her house to come to the Lottery, she still found it hard to believe that she was a winner.  With regard to her winnings, she may consider a small vacation, but plans to invest the bulk of her win.  The winning ticket was purchased from Fuel Stop 101 located at 701 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix.