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Arizona lottery ticket wins $188M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Update: retailer information and new anonymity law By Todd Northrop If you bought your Powerball ticket in Arizona, it's time to give it some extra scrutiny this morning, since one of the Powerball tickets sold in Arizona for the Wednesday drawing is now worth $188.9 million. It's the seventh time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year the largest since Feb. 11, when three tickets sold in from North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas split a $564.1 million grand prize. The winning
Jun 4, 2015, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Bill shielding Arizona lottery winners set for Senate voteNews Story
Winners of large Arizona lottery jackpots would have their names kept secret for three months to give them time to prepare for their newfound wealth and shield their financial affairs under a bill set for a Senate vote Monday. The bill by Republican Sen. John Kavanagh is a more limited version of a bill he pushed in 2013 when he was in the House that would have kept winners' names secret forever. The bill failed in the Senate. The Arizona Republic editorial staff objected to the original b
Feb 10, 2015, 9:22 am - Lottery News

101-year-old wins $50,000 Arizona Lottery prizeNews Story
Christmas came a few weeks early for 101-year-old Lily Camacho, who lives in the central Arizona mining town of Kearny. On Tuesday, she won the grand prize of $50,000 in the Arizona Lottery's Money Tree game. That's probably a good thing because she has 24 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild. Fortunately, she also has a 78-year-old son who buys her the occasional scratch-off ticket. Not that any of them ever paid off u
Dec 16, 2014, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery retires gold miner logoNews Story
The Arizona Lottery announced the retirement of the logo last week, spokeswoman Karen Bach said. In its place, the lottery's marketing agency, LaneTerralever, has designed a logo featuring a more contemporary style that conveys the fun, entertaining nature of the brand, Bach said. In place of a spry, bearded prospector kicking up his heels with a pick in one hand and a levitating piece of gold in the other, the Arizona Lottery has opted for a more adult-looking logo featuring cursive writi
Nov 7, 2014, 6:01 pm - Lottery News

New Arizona Lottery game on sale SundayNews Story
'All or Nothing' to be drawn twice a day, replaces 2by2 game By Todd Northrop A popular new lottery game format is now finding its way to Arizona. Starting Sunday, Arizona lottery players will be able to buy tickets for the latest Arizona Lottery game called All or Nothing. In the new game, players choose 10 numbers from a total pool of 20 numbers, and they can win the top prize by matching either all or none of the 10 numbers drawn to the numbers on their game ticket. The top pri
May 17, 2014, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Phoenix couple claim $3.3 million lottery prizeNews Story
Includes video report After almost two weeks of remaining silent, the winners of the $3.3 million Arizona Lottery The Pick jackpot claimed their winnings. Robert Brito and his wife, Anna, of Phoenix, said they waited to claim the money because they wanted to get their finances in order and prepare to responsibly handle their windfall. We have invested it, and it will go to a trust fund for the whole family, Robert said. The Britos, who were reserved in revealing details about their
May 10, 2014, 8:12 am - Lottery News

COMPUTERIZED DRAWING GLITCH STRIKES ARIZONA LOTTERYNews Story
This is why computer ized drawings are bad Undiscovered problem existed for 2 months some tickets had no chance of winning The lottery had no idea until players started complaining By Todd Northrop Due to an error in the computerized drawing system for the Arizona Lottery Pick 3 game between June 10 and Aug. 3, replacement tickets are being offered to eligible people who purchased tickets during that time frame, according to a press release. Pick 3 is an Arizona Lottery draw game
Aug 20, 2013, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery winners could soon remain anonymousNews Story
Those who hit the jackpot in Arizona pay a heavy price when it comes to their privacy, because their names are a matter of public record. That's no different than a vast majority of states in the U.S. But if House Bill 2082 makes it through the Arizona Senate, jackpot winners would be able to remain anonymous. Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, is one of a minority of senators opposed to the measure. It is a state agency. They're dealing with public dollars, and the public has the righ
Mar 20, 2013, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Arizona bill to allow anonymity for lottery winners clears panelNews Story
A bill that would allow Arizona lottery winners to remain anonymous moved closer to passage Wednesday following a contentious hearing in a state Senate committee that pitted the Republican sponsor against Democrats who argued it would diminish public accountability. The bill by Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, was prompted by the public release of a Fountain Hills man's name after he won half of a $587.5 million Powerball jackpot in November. Matthew Good's name was released under Arizon
Feb 28, 2013, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery releases name of Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to an affluent Phoenix suburb last year before striking it rich in the lotto. The winner is Matthew Good of Fountain Hills, who chose to remain anonymous after claiming the prize last week. Lottery winners in Arizona are a matter of public record, and The Associated Press filed a public records request to learn his name. Good to
Dec 11, 2012, 8:52 am - Lottery News