ATLANTA – Wednesday’s Powerball drawing will not be broadcast due to Hurricane Michael and the closure of the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, where Powerball drawings are held.
The official drawing will be performed at 10:59 p.m. ET at a backup site in Urbandale, Iowa under the observation of draw officials, security personnel and independent auditors.
The drawing will be performed in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Powerball Product Group of the Multi-State Lottery Association.
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $282 million.
The official winning numbers will be posted on www.galottery.com and www.powerball.com.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $19.8 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. and Powerball, please visit:
www.galottery.com and www.powerball.com.
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