Two Powerball tickets just miss $96 million jackpot, but still win big in Georgia
Two Georgia Powerball tickets were a number shy of the $96 million jackpot, but the winners will still take home sizable prizes.
The lucky players each won $50,000 after matching four of five numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, June 26, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The winning tickets were purchased from:
- Chevron Food Mart on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta
- The Georgia Lottery app by a Powder Springs resident
The winning numbers Wednesday were 4, 9, 36, 47, 56 and red Powerball 7, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play option was 5X.
There were no $2 million or $1 million winners and no one snagged the grand prize, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $113 million, results show.
The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, June 29.
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 June 27, 2024 at 9:29 AM with the headline "Two Powerball tickets just miss $96 million jackpot, but still win big in Georgia."