Powerball ticket wins $1 million in Georgia. Where was it sold?

A Powerball ticket sold in Georgia won $1 million, just missing out on the estimated $443 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Saturday, March 2, but not the Powerball, the Georgia Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $460 million, with a cash value of approximately $220 million, for the next drawing Monday, March 4, according to the national Powerball site.

The winning numbers were 3, 18, 27, 36 and 53, with a Powerball of 12.

The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Stockbridge, which is about 20 miles southeast of Atlanta, lottery officials said.

Tickets sold in California and Michigan also matched five numbers but not the Powerball.

What to know about Powerball

To score a 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 cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times 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 March 3, 2024 at 6:46 AM with the headline "Powerball ticket wins $1 million in Georgia. Where was it sold?."