PHOENIX — A $12.8 million lottery ticket could become a worthless piece of paper on May 23 unless a judge intervenes.
Circle K has asked a judge to stop the jackpot prize from expiring while the courts decide who legally owns the winning ticket.
The convenience store chain filed a request for a temporary restraining order seeking to block the Arizona Lottery from enforcing the 180-day claim deadline for the ticket, which is set to expire May 23…