Powerball player just misses $133 million jackpot, but still wins big prize in Georgia
A Georgia Powerball player won big, narrowly missing the game’s $133 million grand prize.
Someone in Peachtree Corners won $50,000 after matching four of five numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, July 27, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The lucky ticket was sold at the Racetrac on Peachtree Parkway, officials told McClatchy News.
It marks the latest Powerball win for the Peach State. Someone in Powder Springs won $2 million on a ticket they bought on the Georgia Lottery mobile app for the July 24 drawing.
The winning numbers on Saturday were 3, 31, 37, 40, 64, and red Powerball 17, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play option was 3x.
There were no $1 million winners, and no one won the game’s grand prize, results show.
The next Powerball drawing is July 29 with an estimated $144 million jackpot.
Peachtree Corners 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 29, 2024 at 7:31 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $133 million jackpot, but still wins big prize in Georgia."