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ATLANTA – As a result of brisk ticket sales, lottery officials announced today that the Powerball jackpot has increased from $360 million to $380 million for Saturday’s drawing.
The Powerball jackpot has grown since Dec. 3 and has rolled 19 times.
One winning ticket worth $1 million was sold in Decatur, and another winning ticket worth $10,000 was sold in Grayson from Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
Powerball offers two jackpot payment options: the $380 million jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments; or the cash option, which is approximately $256 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play.
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 $16 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 1.7 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.3 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
POWERBALL FAST FACTS
Draw Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015
Estimated Jackpot Amount: $380 million
Annuity Amount: Jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments
Cash Option Amount: Approximately $256 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 1:32
Odds of Winning Jackpot Prize: Approximately 1:175 million
Date Jackpot Began Rolling: Dec. 3, 2014
Number of Rolls: 19
Last Winning Jackpot Ticket: Nov. 29, 2014 – $90 million jackpot (Washington winner)
#1 Powerball Jackpot: May 18, 2013 – $590.5 million jackpot (Florida winner)
For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp. and Powerball, please visit:
www.galottery.com, www.lotterybenefitsgeorgians.com and www.powerball.com
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