Powerball player spends extra $1 and doubles prize in Georgia. Where was ticket sold?
A stop at an Atlanta-area gas station paid off to the tune of $100,000 for one lucky Powerball player, according to the Georgia Lottery.
The windfall came after a single ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball with the Power Play option in the drawing Saturday, Feb. 8, lottery officials said.
The lucky player purchased the ticket at a QuikTrip in Roswell, according to the lottery. They normally would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the multiplier option, doubling their winnings.
Saturday’s drawing also netted a $50,000 winner who matched four numbers and the Powerball without the multiplier on a ticket sold in Norcross, the Georgia Lottery said.
The winning numbers were 23-44-57-60-62 and red Powerball 9, according to the national lottery game’s website. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
There were no $1 million or $2 million winners, and no one hit the estimated $131 million jackpot, results show.
The next Powerball drawing is Feb. 10 with an estimated $142 million grand prize.
According to the Georgia Lottery, winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket.
Roswell is about a 20-mile drive north from downtown Atlanta.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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 can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price 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 February 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM with the headline "Powerball player spends extra $1 and doubles prize in Georgia. Where was ticket sold?."