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Powerball 8 Million Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold in Georgia: Drawing, Numbers
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Powerball $478 Million Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold in Georgia: Drawing, Numbers

A peachy feeling!

One lucky Powerball player in Georgia won an estimated $478 million prize Wednesday night, breaking the state’s nearly decade-long drought of winning the lottery jackpot.

The winning numbers were 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 and red Powerball 20.

After matching all six numbers, the unknown winner can take home the estimated winnings of $478 million, paid out over 29 years, or the one-time lump sum, estimated at $230.6 million.

It takes astronomical odds of 1 in 292,201,338 to win the Powerball top prize.

Two ticket holders in Pennsylvania and Texas matched all five white balls and won $1 million.


One lucky Georgia Powerball player won the estimated $478 million prize Wednesday night.
One lucky Georgia Powerball player won the estimated $478 million prize Wednesday night. ZUMAPRESS.com

Wednesday night’s win broke a two-month dry spell for Powerball jackpot winners. A California lottery player won the $44.3 million jackpot on August 19, 2024.

Four jackpot-winning lottery tickets have been sold in the Peach State in the past fourteen years.

Married couple William and Heather ten Broeke won the $246 million prize on September 17, 2016, but opted for the cash value of $165,613,510.93.

The pair were shopping in a supermarket when Heather ten Broeke reminded her husband to buy a ticket for the draw, according to WSB2.

After winning, they said they planned to spend the fortune on travel, family, investments and to donate to charity.

A $77.1 million ticket sold in June 2011 went unclaimed.

According to the state lottery site, lottery players in Georgia typically have 180 days to claim their winnings.

An unidentified New Jersey player who bought a $1.13 billion Mega Millions ticket in March still hasn’t claimed the wallet, with just over five months left to claim the prize.