A shopper at a Safeway in Surprise, Arizona won the $1.47 million Triple Twist jackpot in the Sunday drawing. Two other West Valley residents also won $150,000 each in the Powerball drawing by adding the Power Play option.
ARIZONA NEWS BY SERENA O'SULLIVAN KTAR News Reporter and Editor PHOENIX The holiday weekend brought plenty of luck to the West Valley thanks to big Arizona Lottery wins. Three metro Phoenix residents scored prizes but the biggest went to a shopper at a Safeway in Surprise who hit the 1.47 million Triple Twist jackpot in Sundays drawing. The winning numbers were 12 17 18 19 41 and 42. With the Triple Twist jackpot claimed it resets to 200 000 for Monday nights drawing. Triple Twist is a daily game offered by Arizona Lottery where players select six numbers between 1 and 42 after purchasing a ticket for 2. Each jackpot starts at 200 000 and the odds of selecting a winning ticket are roughly 1 in 5.2 million. Santa Claus must have blessed that Safeway near Peoria Avenue and Cotton Lane because another winning ticket was sold there too. One shopper picked up a Powerball ticket worth 50 000 and with the addition of the 3X Power Play their total winnings jumped to 150 000. Yet another West Valley shopper struck it big in the holiday weekend drawings. A Safeway customer in Wickenburg bought a winning Powerball ticket worth 50 000. Just like the Surprise shopper their total winnings climbed to 150 000 thanks to the Power Play. The winning Powerball numbers in Wednesdays drawing were 7 8 15 19 and 28 with a Powerball of 3. Powerball drawings are held Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays with entries running 2 a pop. The winner of each Arizona Lottery game has 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize. Follow serenaeosully Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here