Arizonans were out of luck after the Arizona lottery stopped all sales and prize redemptions after system crash.
Here's why you shouldn’t tell anyone if you win a huge lottery jackpot.Arizonans were out of luck after Arizona Lottery officials said they have stopped all sales and prize redemptions due to a system outage.
The company that operates the Arizona Lottery's gaming system, Scientific Games, experienced a system crash on Thursday that continued into Friday morning due to the installation of two new lottery games.”We apologize to our lottery players, our retailer partners and lottery’s beneficiary community,” Arizona Lottery Executive Director Gregg Edgar said. “Protecting the integrity of the Lottery’s games is paramount to our operations.
Any tickets reaching the 180-day expiration window during this time will be honored at Arizona Lottery offices once prize redemptions commence. Friday is the second drawing day of the week for Mega Millions. The jackpot was at $20 million. Triple Twist, Fantasy 5 and Pick 3 are also drawn on Fridays.
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