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Arizona lottery retailer employee sued after buying $12.8 million ticket knowing it was a winnerNews Story
Contention over who should be entitled to the jackpot prize By Kate Northrop An employee at an Arizona Lottery retailer is being taken to court after purchasing a lottery ticket he already knew won a $12.8 million jackpot in The Pick. There's a legal battle heating up in Arizona over a $12.8 million The Pick jackpot and about who the winning lottery ticket rightfully belongs to. A complaint filed by Circle K reveals that on Nov. 24, 2025, a customer visited the location at East B
Feb 26, 2026, 7:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeNews Story
Multiple parties still embroiled in gooey legal battle over who owns the winning ticket By Kate Northrop With the expiration date just weeks away, a retailer is asking a judge to freeze a ticket that won a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery The Pick jackpot while the court figures out who it belongs to. Circle K is trying to get a judge to stop a $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket from expiring until the legal dispute over ownership is finally determined. In February, the Arizona Lo
May 6, 2026, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleNews Story
Court will decide who owns the ticket after last-minute exemption By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery granted a retailer's request to extend the expiration deadline of a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot-winning ticket while the court figures out who is legally entitled to the prize. Just days before a $12.8 million winning ticket for The Pick was about to expire, the Arizona Lottery extended its lifespan so the court could have more time to decide who rightfully owns it. In
May 21, 2026, 7:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Lottery will not pay out prizes to players engaging in excessive purchasing By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery approved a rule amendment banning bulk Fast Play ticket purchases in an effort to curb excessive purchasing in a given timeframe. In June, the Arizona Lottery Commission announced that it implemented new rules to limit the value of Fast Play tickets either an individual or group can buy within a certain period of time. The rule, titled Prohibition of Bulk Ticket Purch
Jul 7, 2025, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machinesReply
Arizona has a yes or no prompt asking if you're over 21 on their lotto kiosks.
Jun 18, 2025, 8:13 am - Wavepack - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
Congratulations to the Arizona Lottery for instituting this rule. This is exactly what we have been advocating for the past year, when the situation in Texas starting cropping up, and officials there wrongly blamed courier services. We strongly advocated for a bulk ticket limit to solve all these issues back in October of 2024: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/352288 Instead of doing that, the Texas Lottery doubled down on wrongly blaming couriers and banned them . The predictable resul
Jul 7, 2025, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
Arizona rules state that any tickets printed for a player that are refused by said player are the property of the retailer that printed it so long as the retailer does not manage to sell it. Gawitzer bought the ticket so it should belong to him. Why he doesn't have possession of the ticket or why he's hiding is the big mystery
May 21, 2026, 6:33 pm - Tony Numbers - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
Now the court has agreed to a expiration extension, they have set a precedent for future arguments over a lottery ticket. This ruling only applies to the Arizona State lottery games and MUSCL lottery games not apply for future possible disputes over a Mega Million or Powerball ticket but it will be challenged.
May 21, 2026, 10:43 am - Onelast8 - Lottery News

Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeReply
the judge might decide that neither the clerk nor circle k are entitled to the prize and the money goes back to the arizona lottery as an unclaimed prize. i'd actually put money on that.
May 12, 2026, 8:19 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
those of us who don't live in arizona might need clarification about what 'fast play' is. is it a standalone game, an add on game, a synonym for quick pick? why are they limiting fast play bulk purchases but not other kinds of bulk purchases? what's special about bulk buying fast play compared to bulk buying mega millions or powerball?
Jul 10, 2025, 12:37 am - Brock Lee - Lottery News