ATLANTA – A winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Waynesboro for the Feb. 17 Powerball drawing.
The lucky ticket was purchased at A&A Minit Mart, located at 5141 Highway 23 S., Waynesboro.
Winning numbers from the Feb. 17 drawing were: 13-26-39-44-62 and the Powerball was 2.
A winner has not claimed the prize yet. In Georgia, Powerball winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $246 million to a single annuity winner.
Powerball tickets can be purchased at Georgia Lottery retailers statewide. Georgia residents also can purchase Powerball tickets via the Georgia Lottery app or online at www.galottery.com.
As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Powerball will benefit education in the state of Georgia.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $19.2 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.8 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.6 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp., please visit:
www.powerball.com and www.galottery.com and
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