Arizona Lottery

The Arizona Lottery is run by the government of Arizona. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Its games include Powerball, Mega Millions, Fantasy 5, Pick 3, Cash 4 (played unlike most pick-4 games), 2by2 (Arizona's version is different than that of MUSL's game) and The Pick. Arizona requires lottery players to be at least 21; the minimum age was 18 until June 1, 2003.

The Arizona Lottery is also unique because every few years voters can determine whether the games can continue. In 2002, the majority of voters supported Proposition 301, which allowed the Lottery to operate until July 1, 2012, and pay winning ticket holders through January 1, 2013. A similar proposition will reappear in the 2011 general election that will again ask the voters to continue the Lottery.

Pick 3

Pick 3 is a daily game with a top prize of $250 on a 50-cent ticket, or $500 on a $1 ticket.

Fantasy 5

Fantasy 5 is a daily game with a starting jackpot of $50,000; it increases until there is a top prize winner. Games cost $1. Fantasy 5 players can play an add-on game, called Extra. It draws five of 42 numbers.

CA$H4

CA$H4 also runs drawings every Monday to Saturday; its top prize is at $10,000. Games cost $2. It draws four of 26 numbers.

2by2

2by2 also is Monday to Saturday drawings; it has a $20,000 top prize. Games cost $2. (Arizona's 2by2 is not part of the MUSL-sponsored 2by2 offered by three lotteries.)

The Pick

The Pick is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Jackpots begin at $1 million. Its players can add Extra. The Pick draws 6 of 44 numbers.

Powerball (multi-lottery game)

Since 1994, Arizona has been a member of MUSL. Powerball's jackpots begin at $20 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights.

January 15, 2012 Changes

The price for a Powerball ticket will increase to $2 (Power play option is $3). The jackpot will begin from $40 million. Matching five white numbers without matching the Powerball will result in one million dollar cash prize (with Powerplay it is two million dollars). The number of PowerBalls will decrease from thirty-nine (39) to thirty-five (35). The PowerPlay Multiplier option (which doubles, triples, quadruples, or quintuples winnings) will no longer be available, but the bigger prizes will be set at a fixed value. ^[1]

Mega Millions (multi-lottery game)

On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions. Most lotteries with either game began selling tickets for both on January 31, 2010. Arizona joined Mega Millions on April 18, 2010.

Millionaire Raffle

Arizona has held six Millionaire Raffle drawings as of 2012. Tickets cost $20 each. These tickets are printed in ascending order. Sales end when a pre-determined number of tickets are purchased (total 300,000) or sold out on a certain date, whichever comes first. Numbers are then randomly drawn, with one or two (depending on the raffle) winning $1 million. Each raffle has over 1,100 winners; the minimum prize is $500. The most recent Raffle was held on January 6, 2012.^[2]

External links

• Arizona Lottery official website

References

1. ^ "$2 Powerball changes". arizonalottery.com. http://www.arizonalottery.com/Games/PowerballFAQS.html. Retrieved January 6, 2012. 
2. ^ Arizona Millionaire Raffle