PHOENIX (May 16, 2011) — A local Marine claimed the ninth of ten available $1 million top prizes in the Arizona Lottery’s $100 Million Cash Spectacular Scratchers℠ game.

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, found an extra $10 in his pocket when he stopped at a store in Yuma. He purchased one $100 Million Cash Spectacular ticket, which turned out to be a $1 million winner. The ticket was purchased at Barney’s, located at 2381 S. Ave. B in Yuma.

He will receive the prize in a 20-year annuity, resulting in $50,000 a year before taxes.

The winner will deploy overseas within the next few months. “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.”

$100 Million Cash Spectacular boasts more than $100 million in cash prizes, including 10 $1 million grand prizes.  In total, there are more than 4.8 million prizes ranging from $10 to $1 million, including more than 391,000 prizes from $50 to $500 and more than 5,400 prizes from $1,000 to $50,000. One $1 million Cash Spectacular grand prize ticket still remains.

$100 Million Cash Spectacular Scratchers tickets are available at all retailers where Lottery tickets are sold. 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™.

If you’re looking for something new and are at least 21 years of age, look no further.  Each month, the Arizona Lottery introduces new Scratchers? games for our players. The new Scratchers available Tuesday, May 3, are:

Double Doubler– this $1 ticket offers a top prize of $1,000

Happy Go Lucky– this $2 ticket offers a top prize of $10,000

Cool 5's– this $5 ticket offers a top prize of $50,000

Tickets are still available to win a seat at the 2011 World Series of Poker® in Las Vegas with the World Series of Poker® Scratchers 2nd Chance Drawing!  Look for the Scratchers ticket at your nearest Arizona Lottery retailer.

We hear exciting stories and see smiling faces every day as we greet our winners and hand out checks.

 

Winning in Spades

Two winners came to the Lottery office and redeemed their $50,000 winning tickets on the Lottery’s Scratchers? ticket, Winning in Spades, on the same day - one from Phoenix and the other from Tempe.

Our Phoenix winner purchased the ticket because it was the 30th ticket in the pack at the counter, and he considers the number 30 to be his lucky number. His winning ticket was purchased at Fry’s Fuel Center, 4220 W. Cactus Rd., Phoenix.  He scratched the ticket while on a work break, saw it looked like a winner, and went back to the store to have it scanned.

Our Tempe winner scratched the ticket at the store, realized he had a winner, and went right home and signed the back of the ticket.  The winning ticket was purchased at Fry’s Marketplace, 5100 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe.  This is the second time he’s won $50,000 on a Scratchers ticket.

When asked what their plans were for their winnings, each had a different take on their priorities. Since our Phoenix winner delivers pizzas, he had purchased a brand new hybrid automobile the week before he won. This win will certainly take some of the stress off of the new car payments.  Our Tempe winner hasn’t really decided yet, but will definitely help his parents out financially.
 

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The Pick™ and Powerball® drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday evenings.  Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday evenings.  Fantasy 5™, CA$H4™, 2by2™, and Pick 3™ drawings are held Monday through Saturday evenings. 

Players can also check their numbers on this website or by calling the winning numbers hotline at 480-829-PICK in Phoenix and 1-800-499-3798 in all other Arizona areas.