PHOENIX – A lottery ticket purchased in south Phoenix is ​​now worth over $2 million after Wednesday’s drawing.

The Arizona Lottery said someone who bought a Pick ticket at QuikTrip near 48th Street and Baseline Road recently won a jackpot worth $2.6 million.

As of Friday afternoon, the prize had not yet been claimed.

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 5, 8, 11, 13, 19 and 24.

You can find more winning numbers here.

VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Danger! Alguien de Phoenix was there with a lottery bet worth $2.6 million

The locals call the Phoenix metropolitan area “The Valley”. It is considered the largest metropolitan region in the southwest.

The valley consists of several major cities other than Phoenix, including:

• Mesa
• Chandler
• Scottsdale
• Tempe
• Glendale
• Surprise
• Peoria
• Gilbert
• El Mirage
• Avondale
• Litchfield Park
• Good year
• buckeye

Whether a city is in the “East Valley” or the “West Valley” depends on where it is located in relation to Phoenix.

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the valley’s cities have a combined population of 4,845,832 people. This makes it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country, just behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.

How big is Maricopa County?

According to the 2020 Census, Maricopa County is the fourth largest county in the United States with a population of 4,485,414.

The county contains approximately 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles in size. This makes the county larger than seven US states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).

One of the largest park systems in the country is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks, which include hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.

The county seat is in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the fifth largest city in the United States according to the census.

The county was named after the Maricopa or Piipaash Indian tribe.