Powerball player wins big in Georgia, officials say. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Georgia Powerball player scored a sizable prize in the lottery game’s latest drawing.
The lucky player won $50,000 after matching four of five numbers and the red Powerball in the July 20 drawing, narrowly missing the estimated $92 million jackpot, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold at Beverage Club Package Store in Stone Mountain, officials said.
The winning numbers Saturday were 18, 25, 31, 40, 57 and red Powerball 4, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play option was 3X.
Someone in Arizona won $1 million after matching five numbers, results show. A single winning ticket worth $2 million was sold in Tennessee.
The next Powerball drawing is July 22 with an estimated $102 million jackpot.
Stone Mountain is about a 20-mile drive northeast from downtown Atlanta.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published July 22, 2024 at 9:56 AM.