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Arizona lottery ticket wins $1 million in latest Mega Millions drawing

A Tucson shopper purchased a $1 million winning Arizona Lottery ticket, according to the Monday Mega Millions drawing, officials said.

PHOENIX — A winning Arizona lottery ticket will make one player $1 million richer after Friday’s Mega Millions drawing.

The player bought the seven-figure ticket at the Fry’s Fuel Center at 8260 S. Houghton Road in Tucson.

The five winning numbers were 3, 7, 37, 49 and 55, with a Mega Ball of 6.

The $1 million Arizona prize came from the same drawing were a ticket in California won the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

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The $1 million prize hasn’t been claimed as of Monday morning, officials said.

The Mega Millions jackpot will be worth an estimated $20 million for the next drawing on Tuesday.

Winning Arizona lottery ticket worth $1 million sells in Tucson

Mega Millions is a twice-weekly game of chance sanctioned in 45 states; Washington, D.C.; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets, which cost $2 per entry, are available at more than 3,000 Arizona Lottery retailers across the state.

However, ticket prices will rise to $5 in April.

Drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights.

Another lucky Arizonan won the Powerball drawing

The other major national lottery game, Powerball, also brought home a huge cash prize for someone in the Grand Canyon state last weekend.

Another lucky Arizonan bought a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket at a Fry’s Fuel Center near Thomas and Hayden roads in Scottsdale for Saturday’s drawings.

The ticket matched four of the five white numbers drawn — 6, 31, 51, 54 and 55 — plus the red Powerball of 12.

Powerball drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

However, this Powerball prize also went unclaimed as of Monday, according to Arizona Lottery.

Serena O'Sullivan KTAR News Reporter and Editor

Serena O’Sullivan is a Phoenix-based news reporter and content editor for KTAR.com, where she covers local and national stories with a digital-first approach. Her reporting has appeared in major outlets including USA Today, Arizona Republic, Phoenix… Read more

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