Profitable $478.2M Powerball ticket bought in Georgia

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A lottery participant in Georgia had a fortunate day on Wednesday after a Powerball ticket they bought landed them a $478.2 million jackpot in the course of the night’s drawing.

The winner bought their ticket in Burford, in keeping with the Georgia Lottery. The successful numbers have been 2, 15, 27, 29 and 39. The pink Powerball was 20.

Powerball stated the winner can declare their jackpot as both a $478.2 million annuity or a $230.6 million one-time cost earlier than taxes.

Powerball stated the winner can declare their jackpot as both a $478.2 million annuity or a $230.6 million one-time cost earlier than taxes. (CatLane / iStock)

Georgia permits individuals who win over $250,000 to maintain their id underneath wraps once they declare their lottery windfall. The deadline for Wednesday’s jackpot winner to make their declare is 180 days.

The $478.2 million grand prize was the third-largest that Powerball has seen thus far this yr. It’s also the primary Powerball jackpot received in Georgia in about eight years.

Previous to Wednesday night time’s win, the jackpot had been rising since August.

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The $478.2 million grand prize was the third-largest that Powerball has seen thus far this yr. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Instances through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

Smaller prizes have been additionally received by greater than 616,100 different tickets throughout Wednesday’s drawing. 

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Two folks – one in Pennsylvania and one in Texas – scored $1 million prizes from tickets they bought in these states, in keeping with Powerball. 

Smaller prizes have been additionally received by greater than 616,100 different tickets throughout Wednesday’s drawing. (iStock / iStock)

The subsequent Powerball drawing will probably be held on Oct. 26.

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In the meantime, the Mega Tens of millions’ jackpot reached $229 million on Tuesday night time after the drawing produced no grand prize winner. 

The final time that Mega Tens of millions had a jackpot winner was mid-September.