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March 8, 2019
ATLANTA – Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has reached an impressive $414 million. In addition, three winning tickets worth a total $200,000 were sold in the March 6 Powerball drawing.
One winning ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Ringgold, and two tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in Lilburn and Norcross.
Winning numbers for the March 6 drawing were: 6-10-21-35-46 and the Powerball was 23.
The winning tickets were purchased at: Pit Stop Food Store, located at 10960 Highway 41 S. in Ringgold; Kroger, located at 3050 Five Forks Trickum Road SW in Lilburn; and BP, located at 6281 Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross.
Winners have not come forward to claim the prizes yet.
Powerball winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.
The Powerball jackpot has grown since Dec. 29 and has rolled 20 times.
Powerball offers two jackpot payment options: the $414 million jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments; or the cash option, which is approximately $247 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Players can multiply prizes with the Power Play option for an additional $1 per play.
Powerball tickets can be purchased at Georgia Lottery retailers statewide. Georgia residents also can purchase 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 $20.5 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.
POWERBALL FAST FACTS
Draw Date: Saturday, March 9, 2019
Estimated Jackpot Amount: $414 million
Annuity Amount: Jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments
Cash Option Amount: Approximately $247 million
Cost to Play: $2 per play; an additional $1 per play to add the Power Play multiplier
Drawings: 11 p.m. (ET) every Wednesday and Saturday
Overall Odds of Winning Any Prize: Approximately 1:24.87
Odds of Winning Jackpot Prize: Approximately 1:292 million
Date Jackpot Began Rolling: Dec. 29, 2018
Number of Rolls: 20
Last Winning Jackpot Ticket: Dec. 26, 2018 – $294 million jackpot (New York)
#1 Powerball Jackpot: Jan. 13, 2016 – $1.586 billion jackpot (California, Florida and Tennessee)
For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp. and Powerball, please visit:
www.galottery.com and www.powerball.com.
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