Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in 2012 raffle
By Todd Northrop
The Arizona Lottery conducted its seventh raffle drawing Thursday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize.
A special Early Bird drawing on Dec. 1 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players.
The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page.
Any ticket that won an Early Bird prize was still eligible to win any of the prizes in the main raffle drawing on Jan. 5.
Only 300 ...
Jan 6, 2012, 11:26 am - Lottery News forum
State lotteries get creative to drive higher sales
The Arizona Lottery has spent four years ramping up efforts to get players to part with a dollar.
It raised its average jackpot by 8 percent and introduced pricier scratch-off games that cost from $5 to $20 but yield bigger winnings, up to $1 million. The tickets now come in brighter colors on thicker paper, and more of them get displayed in bigger cases to catch the eyes of would-be winners lining up at grocery and convenience stores. The lottery also increased its advertising budget by roug ...
Dec 12, 2011, 8:05 am - Lottery News forum
Arizona Lottery sales hit record levels
People in Arizona are spending record amounts of money on lottery tickets, a sales surge that is surpassing that of other states.
In a recent national comparison of state lottery sales, Arizona ranked first out of 43 states and the District of Columbia in percentage increase from fiscal 2009 to 2010, according to the trade publication La Fleur's Magazine.
In fiscal 2011, which for Arizona ended June 30, the Lottery sold $584 million in tickets, its most ever.
However, the Arizona Lotter ...
Aug 19, 2011, 8:15 am - Lottery News forum
Millions in lottery jackpots expire every year
If you are the ticket holder for the winning Massachusetts Mega Millions consolation prize with the numbers: 2, 7, 10, 16 and 29, we have some bad news for you. You have just missed your chance to claim $250,000. The jackpot expired Wednesday.
In six more days, on Aug. 3, a $900,000 jackpot is in danger of becoming little more than wishful thinking for some unlucky winner in Florida.
ABC News have found at least six other jackpots ranging from $10,000 (two in Arizona expiring Aug. 8 and Au ...
Jul 29, 2011, 9:31 am - Lottery News forum
US Marine wins $1 million lottery jackpot
A United States Marine from Yuma, Arizona, has won $1 million in the Arizona Lottery's $100 Million Cash Spectacular Scratchers game.
It was an honor to award this prize to an active-duty Marine, a man committed to serving America as a member of our Armed Forces, said Jeff Hatch-Miller, executive director of the Arizona Lottery. We were all thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate this winner, and to know this win will positively impact his life.
According to lottery officials, the ...
May 19, 2011, 6:36 pm - Lottery News forum
Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in latest raffle
By Todd Northrop
The Arizona Lottery conducted its sixth raffle drawing Thursday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize.
A special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 30 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players.
The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page.
Any ticket that won an Early Bird prize was still eligible to win any of the prizes in the main raffle drawing on Jan. 6.
Only 300, ...
Jan 6, 2011, 8:29 pm - Lottery News forum
Arizona teacher claims $95 million Powerball lottery jackpot
A substitute teacher from Fort Mohave, Arizona, walked into the Arizona Lottery's headquarters Monday and put two weeks of rumors, speculation and excitement to rest, claiming a $95.3 million Powerball prize.
Sheila Verke, 64, held the single prize-winning ticket, but her identity had been a mystery since the Dec. 1 drawing.
She accepted a jackpot check in person Monday, accompanied by friends and financial advisers.
She took the prize as a lump sum of $49.9 million rather than a 30-yea ...
Dec 14, 2010, 4:29 pm - Lottery News forum
Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players
For those heading toward Nevada on this lonely stretch of U.S. Highway 93, Rosie's at the Boulder Inn Cafe is the last chance to gamble in Arizona.
For those in Las Vegas, meanwhile, this 77-year-old former truck stop is the closest place to play the Arizona Lottery.
When the Powerball jackpot spikes, people flood to Rosie's over Hoover Dam, 35 miles to the north, said general manager Brad Larsen, whose mother is the cafe's namesake.
It doesn't even get busy until $100 million, he said ...
May 25, 2010, 9:09 am - Lottery News forum
Arizona lawmakers vote to extend state lottery
You can put money on it: Arizona is likely to have a state lottery for the next 25 years.
The state House of Representatives on Monday voted to create a new lottery that would begin in mid-2012, when the current game expires.
The House support of Senate Bill 1004 follows the approval last week of the state Senate. The bill now goes to Gov. Jan Brewer, whose state budget plan relies on the lottery's continuation.
Lawmakers also sent SB1005 to Brewer, a change in how certain out-of-state ...
Feb 9, 2010, 8:48 am - Lottery News forum
Arizona Lottery's Millionaire Raffle drawing results
The Arizona Lottery conducted its fifth raffle drawing Monday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize.
A special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players.
The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/az).
Tickets for the Arizona Lottery's latest Millionaire Raffle went on sale Sunday, Nov. 1.
Any ticket that won an Early Bi ...
Jan 5, 2010, 8:08 am - Lottery News forum
