One lucky shopper in Queen Creek just turned a routine grocery run into a roughly $503,000 windfall, thanks to a Fantasy 5 ticket sold at the Safeway on Queen Creek Road. The ticket matched the Arizona Lottery drawing on Friday, June 5, landing the store on the state’s roster of recent winning locations and sending customers back to the counters to furiously scan their slips in the days that followed. The winner now has the standard 180 days under Arizona rules to claim the draw-game prize.
Details of the win
According to 12News, the winning ticket was bought at the Safeway at 18495 E Queen Creek Rd and matched Friday’s Fantasy 5 numbers: 13, 25, 28, 30 and 37. Arizona Lottery officials told the outlet the payout for that drawing added up to about $503,000.
How to claim
Per the Arizona Lottery, any draw-game prize of $600 or more requires a completed Winner’s Claim Form and must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. The Fantasy 5 section on the lottery’s site walks players through the claim process, lists hotline numbers and includes a “Last 180 Days” archive of winning numbers so anyone with an old ticket can double-check their luck.
What this means locally
This latest payout keeps Queen Creek on Arizona’s short list of lucky spots. Earlier this year, the town was home to a nearly $3.8 million Triple Twist ticket in March 2024. Statewide, the Arizona Lottery regularly doles out a handful of mid-size Fantasy 5 wins each year, which is more than enough to keep hopeful players lining up at the register with fresh slips in hand.
Check your ticket
Anyone who bought a Fantasy 5 ticket around the June 5 drawing might want to dig through pockets, purses or that growing stack on the fridge and check their numbers. You can verify tickets through the Arizona Lottery’s Winning Numbers page or by calling the hotline listed on the site. Details on where to take a completed Winner’s Claim Form, including addresses for the Phoenix and Tucson claims offices, are also posted on the lottery website.
