Powerball jackpot raised to $550M, 2nd highest in game’s history
Tweet ATLANTA – Powerball just got even more powerful. Georgia Lottery officials announced today that strong sales have bumped Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from an estimated $475 million to an estimated $550 million. The current jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. Additionally, Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot [...]
Read More →Powerball jackpot up to $100M for Saturday’s drawing
Tweet ATLANTA – The jackpot has hit an estimated $100 million to a single annuity winner for Saturday’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot has grown since Dec. 29 and has rolled five times.
Read More →Powerball jackpot drawing gains momentum at $143M
Tweet ATLANTA – The Powerball jackpot continues to roll, reaching an estimated $143 million to a single annuity winner for Wednesday’s drawing. The jackpot has grown since Oct. 6 and has rolled nine times.
Read More →Blakely woman lands $50,000 lottery win
Tweet ATLANTA – A Blakely woman has scored a jumbo Georgia Lottery win. Jacquelyn Henderson, 61, played the instant game Jumbo Bucks Classic and won $50,000. “It’s great,” she said. “Wonderful.” Riverside Travel Center, 3946 Lower River Road in Blakely, sold the lucky top prize ticket. Henderson scratched the ticket in the store.
Read More →Dougherty County woman wins $250,000 in lottery
Tweet A Dougherty County resident has collected a $250,000 Georgia Lottery prize. Carol Harrell, 42, matched the first five winning numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing and won the game’s quarter-million-dollar second prize. Winning numbers from the drawing were: 20-23-41-49-53 and the Mega Ball was 31. A resident of Putney, Harrell purchased her Quik Pik [...]
Read More →Mega Millions soars to $172 million
Tweet ATLANTA – Lottery fever is spreading across Georgia. The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is an estimated $172 million to a single annuity winner. It only takes $1 for a chance to win big. Any lucky player who matches all five white ball numbers, along with the Mega Ball number, could win approximately [...]
Read More →Mega Millions shoots past $200M, jackpot $224M Friday
Tweet ATLANTA – Mega Millions has rolled up a jumbo jackpot for Friday’s drawing. The jackpot is at an estimated $224 million to a single annuity winner. Tickets are $1 per play. With Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, any lucky player who matches all five white ball numbers, along with the Mega Ball number, could win [...]
Read More →Albany retiree wins $1 million
Tweet An Albany retiree is celebrating a million-dollar Georgia Lottery win. Frances Cole, 65, won $1 million on the instant game World Class Millions. She claimed her prize Monday at the Georgia Lottery’s Tifton office. BP Food Mart #0021, located at 1817 N. Slappey Blvd. in Albany, sold the lucky top prize ticket. Cole scratched [...]
Read More →Albany housekeeper wins a tidy $280,000
Tweet An Albany housekeeper is celebrating a “tidy” Georgia Lottery win. Belinda Gilliard, 43, matched all five winning numbers in the Nov. 10 Fantasy 5 drawing and won $280,127. Gilliard purchased her jackpot ticket at June Bug’s Grocery, 1905 S. Madison St., Albany. “I went by the store to pick up a printout of the [...]
Read More →Georgia’s Mega Millions rockets to $252 million
Tweet Mega Millions is on a mega roll: The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing at an estimated $252 million to a single annuity winner. What can Georgians do with $252 million? Have a peachy keen day: Enjoy 181 million pounds of Georgia peaches. Get nutty: Munch on 140 million pounds of Georgia peanuts. Onion ring my [...]
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