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ATLANTA – The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an estimated $189 million for Wednesday’s drawing. 

The Powerball jackpot began rolling Jan. 16 and has rolled 10 times.

One winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Valdosta from Saturday’s drawing.

Powerball offers two jackpot payment options: the $189 million jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments; or the cash option, which is approximately $126.2 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 $17 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 1.4 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

POWERBALL FAST FACTS

Draw Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

Estimated Jackpot Amount: $189 million
Annuity Amount: Jackpot prize paid over 29 years in 30 graduated payments
Cash Option Amount: Approximately $126.2 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: Jan. 16, 2016
Number of Rolls: 10
Last Winning Jackpot Ticket: Jan. 13, 2016 – $1.586 billion jackpot (Calif.; Fla.; and Tenn.)
#1 Powerball Jackpot: Jan. 13, 2016 – $1.586 billion jackpot (Calif.; Fla.; and Tenn.)

For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp. and Powerball, please visit:

www.galottery.com and www.powerball.com

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