ARIZONA NEWS
Dec 1, 2025, 1:46 PM
BY
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 Sunday’s 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 night’s 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 Wednesday’s 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.
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