Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Georgia. Are you the lucky winner?

Miguel Legoas, Augusta Chronicle
Updated ·3 min read

The Powerball lottery is continuing to make individuals and families a little or a lot richer. Last week, one Californian won the lottery's second largest ever jackpot of about $1.765 billion. This came after 35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

Now the jackpot has been wound way down but is still a life-changing prize: $49 million. There were also several smaller-scale prizes won by players across the U.S., including multiple in the Peach State, in Monday night's drawing.

One ticket was sold in Georgia worth $1 million. There were two additional winning tickets worth $50,000. For the full list of winners, go to galottery.com.

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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.

FILE - Media gathered at Midway Market at Frazier Park in California a day after the $1.765 billion Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, Powerball lottery drawing. Co-owner Nidal Khalil said he would “want to make sure my kids have enough funds for college.” There were three smaller Powerball winners after Monday's drawing.
FILE - Media gathered at Midway Market at Frazier Park in California a day after the $1.765 billion Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, Powerball lottery drawing. Co-owner Nidal Khalil said he would “want to make sure my kids have enough funds for college.” There were three smaller Powerball winners after Monday's drawing.

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 2, 27, 31, 44, 64; the red Powerball was 18 and the Power Play was 3X.

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.

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 the most recent Powerball lottery jackpot was $7.2 billion. The jackpot was $1.765 billion.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Georgia lottery winners: Powerball tickets worth $1M, $50K sold in Ga.