Lori Black owner of the Beaver Dam Lodge, in a drawing in Sept. 2012, sold a million dollar winning lottery ticket just one month after beginning her Arizona Lottery sales. The winner, an Idaho resident, discovered his win after reading the MLN online story. 2012 photo by Teri Nehrenz
It was no April fool’s joke on Saturday, someone who purchased an Arizona Powerball ticket at the Scenic General Store, 2960 Scenic Blvd., is $60 million richer.
This is the first time in nearly five years that someone has hit the jackpot in the Arizona Lottery. Coincidentally enough, the last winner, in a drawing in Sept. 2012, won after purchasing their ticket from the Beaver Dam Lodge, just a few miles away.
The winner, who has yet to claim the jackpot, has just 180 days from April 1 to make their claim to the Arizona Lottery. They will also have a big choice to make: either take the win through a 30-year annuity, or receive a $36.5 million cashout.
Scenic General Store will also receive a 6.5 percent commission on the sale of the winning ticket, and their employee who sold the ticket will receive a $5,000 bonus directly from the Arizona Lottery.
The winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing were white balls 9, 32, 36, 44 and 65 with a Powerball number of 1 and a Powerplay number of 3.
The Sept. 2012 winners, Glen and Cathy Von Wagoner of Midway, Utah, who also have a house in Mesquite, didn’t realize they had won for nearly a month after the drawing. Thankfully, they realized they had the winning ticket within the time period to claim it.
Another 11,000 winners throughout Arizona also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100.
