Two Powerball players split ‘highest single payout’ in Georgia, lottery officials say
Two Georgia lottery players made history when they won a massive $478.2 million Powerball jackpot, marking the “highest single payout” in Georgia Lottery history.
The lucky winners claimed their prizes Monday, Nov. 4, after matching all six numbers in the Oct. 23 drawing, lottery officials said in a news release.
Both players, who chose to remain anonymous, took the cash payment option of $230,566,360 before taxes and will split the prize down the middle.
“This is an incredible moment in Georgia Lottery history, and we are thrilled to congratulate Georgia’s newest and largest Powerball winners,” Gretchen Corbin, president and CEO of the Georgia Lottery, said in the release.
The lucky ticket was sold at a Quik Mart in Buford, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The prize is the largest ever awarded in the Peach State, eclipsing a previous record held by a Mega Millions player in 2013, according to the lottery’s website. That player, from Stone Mountain, claimed half of a $648 million jackpot and took home a lump sum payment of more than $173 million before taxes.
The winning numbers in the Oct. 23 Powerball drawing were 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 and red Powerball 20, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
“This is a life-changing win, and we are so excited to celebrate with our lucky winners,” Corbin said.
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 November 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM with the headline "Two Powerball players split ‘highest single payout’ in Georgia, lottery officials say."