Judge set to rule who will take home $12.8M and end fight over lotto ticket

NewsWorldAmericasJudge set to rule who will take home $12.8M and end fight over lotto ticketThe store manager allegedly purchased the winning ticket for $10 after clocking out and removing his uniformJasmine Fernández in Austin Thursday 07 May 2026 23:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972627","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lottery-ticket-winner-lawsuit-arizona-b2972627.html","title":"Judge set to rule who will take home $12.8 million and end fight over lotto ticket"}}ClosePowerball goes international. This historic deal is expected to make jackpots bigger.The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas"},"isClimate":false}A Maricopa County judge is expected to...