SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Circle K store manager is at the center of a legal dispute over a $12.8 million Arizona lottery ticket he allegedly purchased after confirming it was a winner, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Circle K Stores filed the suit seeking a court declaration on who legally owns the ticket, one of the largest lottery prizes in Arizona history.
According to the complaint, a customer visited the Circle K at 5601 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale on Nov. 24, 2025, and asked an employee to replay previously used lottery numbers for that evening’s drawing of The Pick, an Arizona Lottery game. The employee printed $85 in tickets. The customer paid for $60 worth and left, abandoning the remaining tickets at the store…