Two Georgia Powerball tickets win $1 million, jackpot rises to $258M

Two Powerball tickets sold in Georgia matched the five white balls but missed the red Powerball in Saturday’s drawing, earning $1 million each, the Georgia Lottery said. The tickets, which matched the numbers 13, 16, 18, 20 and 27 with a Powerball of 10 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x, were sold at a Citgo Food Mart in Union City and a K and B Food Mart in Snellville. An additional ticket in the state won $50,000.

The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing was $244 million. With no jackpot winner, the top prize is now projected to rise to an estimated $258 million, with a cash value of about $120.8 million, for the next drawing on Monday, Oct. 13. Nearly 625,000 other Powerball tickets sold nationwide won prizes in Saturday’s drawing, ranging from $4 to $100,000, officials said.

Matching all five white balls but not the red Powerball typically yields a $1 million prize. The presence of the Power Play option, which was 2x for Saturday’s drawing, was noted by lottery officials; the announced prize amounts for the two Georgia tickets were $1 million apiece. The Georgia winners have not been publicly identified.

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