Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation:
ATLANTA – Georgia Lottery jackpot games continue to grow larger as lots of players celebrated big wins over the holiday weekend. Monday’s Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $416 million ($186.6 million cash option) while Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $576 million ($253.9 million cash option).
A lucky player won $50,000 in the July 1 Powerball drawing by matching four of the five white-ball numbers and the Powerball. The ticket was purchased at Country Food, 4091 Redan Road in Stone Mountain.
Winning numbers for the July 1 Powerball drawing were 2, 6, 26, 39, 68, and the Powerball was 6. The Power Play was 2X.
Another Georgia Lottery player won $100,000 in the July 4 Powerball drawing by matching four of the five white-ball numbers and the Powerball with a 2X multiplier, doubling the prize from $50,000 to $100,000.
The lucky ticket was purchased at Walmart Supercenter #0639, 150 Altama Connector in Brunswick. Winning numbers for the July 4 Powerball drawing were 17, 38, 46, 50, 69 and the Powerball was 20.
Additionally, a player in Albany hit the jackpot for $290,307 in the July 2 Fantasy 5 drawing. The winning ticket was purchased through the Georgia Lottery mobile app and matched all five winning numbers, which were 18, 30, 31, 33 and 42.
Two players had big wins playing Diggi Games:
- A player in Kennesaw won $10,000 playing Disco Pig (Lucky Coins) through the Georgia Lottery mobile app on July 1.
- A Jasper player won $250,000 playing Jumbo Bucks Triple Play through the Georgia Lottery mobile app on July 3.
A Georgia Lottery player won $7,500 in the July 4 Millionaire for Life drawing by matching four of the five white-ball numbers and the Millionaire Ball. The ticket was purchased at Kroger #0463, 2295 Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock.
The winning numbers for the July 4 Millionaire for Life draw were 17, 20, 37, 40, 43 and the Millionaire Ball was 4.
Another lucky player won $7,500 in the July 5 Millionaire for Life drawing by matching four of the five white-ball numbers and the Millionaire Ball. The ticket was purchased at Discount Mart, 2991 Moody Road in Bonaire.
The winning numbers for the July 5 Millionaire for Life draw were 8, 40, 41, 46, 51 and the Millionaire Ball was 1.
Finally, a lucky player won a top prize of $10,000 playing Georgia FIVE in the July 5 evening drawing. The winning ticket matched all five numbers in exact order and position, which were 1-5-6-1-9. The lucky ticket was purchased at USA Discount Beverage, 121 E. Gordon St. in Douglas.
Another Powerball drawing was held on Monday, July 6 at 11 p.m. ET. The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, July 7 at 11 p.m. ET.
Mega Millions and Powerball winners in Georgia have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.
Mega Millions and Powerball tickets can be purchased at Georgia Lottery retailers statewide. Georgia residents with a Georgia mailing address, who are located in Georgia at the time of purchase, can purchase tickets via the Georgia Lottery app or online at www.galottery.com.
As with all Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Mega Millions and Powerball benefit education in the state of Georgia.
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