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May 16, 2019
ATLANTA – Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $250 million to a single annuity winner.
The Powerball jackpot has grown since March 30 and has rolled 13 times.
Powerball offers two jackpot payment options: the $250 million jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments; or the cash option, which is approximately $156 million.
Two tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in the May 11 Powerball drawing.
The tickets were purchased at Publix Super Market #1060, located at 980 Birmingham Road in Alpharetta, and Super Food & Gas, located at 1310 Canton Highway in Cumming.
Winning numbers for the May 11 drawing were: 6-8-9-37-40 and the Powerball was 26.
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 $20.7 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: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Estimated Jackpot Amount: $250 million
Annuity Amount: Jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments
Cash Option Amount: Approximately $156 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: March 30, 2019
Number of Rolls: 13
Last Winning Jackpot Ticket: March 27, 2019 – $768.4 million jackpot (Wisconsin)
#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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