MESA, Ariz. — Somebody who bought a lottery ticket in the East Valley has won $7.8 million after Saturday's drawing.
The Arizona Lottery said a Pick ticket purchased at a Bashas' store near Brown and Ellsworth roads yielded a huge jackpot for its lucky recipient.
The winning numbers for Sept. 7 were 4, 8, 15, 17, 31 and 41.
The Arizona Lottery said a Powerball ticket purchased from a Safeway store in Tucson is now worth $50,000 after Saturday's drawing.
Three Mega Millions tickets each produced a jackpot worth $10,000 after Friday's drawing. The tickets were bought at the following locations:
- Shop N Save Market, 4702 South 35th Ave, Phoenix
- Circle K, 3402 North 16th Street, Phoenix
- Fry's Marketplace, 25105 South Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek
What is the Valley?:
“The Valley” is what locals call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is considered the largest metropolitan area in the Southwest.
The Valley is made up of various major cities other than Phoenix, including:
- Mesa
- Chandler
- Scottsdale
- Tempe
- Glendale
- Surprise
- Peoria
- Gilbert
- El Mirage
- Avondale
- Litchfield Park
- Goodyear
- Buckeye
Whether a city is in the “East Valley” or “West Valley” depends on where it is in relation to Phoenix.
The cities of the Valley have a combined population of 4,845,832 people, according to the 2020 United States Census. This makes it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country right behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.
How big is Maricopa County?
Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).
One of the largest park systems in the nation is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks that includes hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.
The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States.
The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.
