Powerball ticket worth $50,000 sold at a Georgia Publix. Here’s where
A Georgia lottery player tried their luck playing Powerball and walked away a winner.
The lucky player won $50,000 after matching four numbers and the Powerball drawn Tuesday, Dec. 4, narrowly missing the estimated $240 million jackpot, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold at a Publix on Flakes Mill Road in Decatur, lottery officials said.
The winning numbers were 1, 23, 25, 28, 61 and red Powerball 13, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play multiplier option was 2x.
There were no $2 million or $1 million winners, and no one won the jackpot, pushing the grand prize to an estimated $260 million.
Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize, and players are encouraged to check and sign their tickets, the Georgia Lottery said.
The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, Dec. 7.
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 December 5, 2024 at 10:21 AM.