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Powerball player wins big in Georgia. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Powerball player in Georgia scored a big win in the lottery game’s latest drawing.
A Powerball player in Georgia scored a big win in the lottery game’s latest drawing. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash

A Powerball player in Georgia is $50,000 richer, marking yet another big lottery win for the Peach State this week.

The lucky winner matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing on Wednesday, June 12, according to the Georgia Lottery.

Officials confirmed the winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket on Five Forks Trickum Road in Lilburn.

It comes a day after someone in Dacula won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on June 11. Another lucky player in Marietta netted a $40,000 prize.

The winning Powerball numbers drawn Wednesday were 19, 30, 31, 61, 62 and red Power Ball 21, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play option was 2X.

There were $1 million winners in California and Michigan, though no one took home the estimated $20 million grand prize, results show.

The next Powerball drawing is June 15 with an estimated $34 million jackpot.

Lilburn 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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published June 13, 2024 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins big in Georgia. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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