Overview
- Circle K filed a complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court asking a judge to determine who legally owns the jackpot-winning ticket.
- The lawsuit says a customer on Nov. 24 paid $60 of an $85 order, leaving 25 $1 tickets on the Scottsdale store counter overnight.
- According to the filing, manager Robert Gawlitza learned the store had printed the winner, scanned the abandoned tickets, then clocked out, removed his uniform, and bought the leftovers for $10.
- Circle K says the ticket was secured at its corporate office, and the Arizona Lottery called the dispute a unique situation with no known precedent.
- The prize is $12.8 million, the fourth-largest 'The Pick' jackpot sold in Arizona, and any claim must be filed within 180 days of the drawing, which sets a May 23 deadline.