6 Powerball lottery tickets worth $50,000 sold in Georgia. Are you a lucky winner?

Miguel Legoas, Augusta Chronicle
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Wednesday was a very lucky day for several Powerball lottery players.

The luckiest of the lucky was a California resident who was the sole winner of the Powerball's second highest ever jackpot: $1.725 billion. The winner will choose between being paid $1.725 billion in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum cash value of $774.1 million.

This came after 35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

There were multiple other lower-figure Powerball winners, including six tickets sold in Georgia worth $50,000. There were hundreds of other winning tickets worth up to $200. For the full list, go to galottery.com.

Where were the $50,000 Powerball lottery tickets in Georgia sold?

According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, the $50,000 tickets were sold at the following six locations:

  • BP Food Mart, 4368 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody

  • Webbs Truck Stop, 2520 Hwy. 82, Sylvester

  • Valero Food Mart, 309 Hwy. 29, Hogansville

  • Ian’s Market, 102 E. Fort St., Chatsworth

  • Unity Store, 1808 Hwy. 278, Social Circle

  • Flash Foods, 111 Sunset Blvd., Jesup

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Where can lottery winners redeem their tickets in Georgia?

Prizes of $600 or less can be claimed at any Georgia Lottery retailer, Georgia Lottery office or by mail. For security reasons, many retailers do not keep large amounts of cash available, so they may pay you with cash, a money order, or a combination of cash and money order.

Prizes over $600 must be claimed atGeorgia Lottery Headquarters or any Georgia Lottery district office or mailed to the Georgia Lottery for payment. Prizes up to $25,000 can also be claimed at the GLC Kiosks located at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and are generally paid the same day.

How to play Powerball?

Powerball players select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the standard white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. They can choose their own lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick their numbers.

To win, match one of the nine ways:

  • 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.

  • 5 white balls = $1 million.

  • 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.

  • 4 white balls = $100.

  • 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.

  • 3 white balls = $7.

  • 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.

  • 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.

  • 1 red Powerball = $4.

Monday's winning numbers were 12, 26, 27, 43, 47; the red Powerball was 5 and the Power Play was 2X.

There's a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less. All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize.

The Powerball costs $2 per play.

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What are the odds of winning the Powerball?

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are one in 38.32.

According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are one in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.

Correction: A previous version of this story erroneously stated that a ticket worth $1.7 million was sold in Georgia. The $50,000 prizes were the highest winners.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Georgia lottery: 6 Powerball tickets worth $50K sold