New game coming to Arizona Lottery

Grab your monocle and lucky Monopoly playing piece, the Arizona Lottery is partnering with a national television series for the creation of a new $5 draw Monopoly-inspired game going on sale beginning Oct. 19.

The Monopoly Millionaires Club game will offer players a chance at multiple million dollar prizes and a grand prize of $25 million with weekly draws taking place at 9:15 p.m. Fridays.

Contestants also will have a chance to win a five-day, four-night trip to Las Vegas, where they will join a studio audience for the taping of a Monopoly Millionaires Club game show, according to an Arizona Lottery press release. For a chance to get seats and appear on the show, purchase a ticket and register it online.

In the tradition of " The Price is Right,"-style game shows, host Billy Gardell of "Mike & Molly" and "You, Me and Dupree" will randomly select audience members to play Monopoly-themed games with cash and other prizes valued at up to $100,000.

In the game's final round, one lucky contestant will have a shot at $1 million.

Monopoly Millionaires Club will be the first $5 multi-state draw game and is expected to generate more millionaire-winners than any other game in lottery history, according to the press release.

"We are thrilled to launch Monopoly Millionaires Club, which is in response to lottery players wanting to spread the wealth," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery.

"This lottery game was designed to mint more simultaneous millionaires than any other game in lottery history."