$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In GA; Jackpot Grows To $460M

GEORGIA — A Stockbridge resident is a millionaire after Saturday's Powerball drawing, lottery officials told Patch.

Though a single ticket matched all five white balls in the Powerball, no one won the largest prize of $443 million, according to the lottery results.

The ticket was sold at a Davidson Parkway market, and the prize had not been claimed as of noon Monday, lottery officials said.

The winning numbers in Saturday's drawing were 3, 18, 27, 36 and 53. The winning red Powerball was 12 while the Power Play was 2X.

Two lower prizes of $50,000 were won in the drawing. Lottery officials said one of the two tickets was sold at a Walmart in the 3600 block of Browns Bridge Road in Cumming, while the other was sold at Neighborhood Grocery in the 6500 block of US Highway 84 in Patterson.

Online winning tickets have an expiration date of 180 days from the drawing date while instant ticket winners have 90 days from the expired date to claim prizes. Instructions on how to receive prizes are here.

Georgia takes 5.75 percent in state taxes and 24 percent in federal taxes for winnings more than $5,000.

" The GLC reports to the IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue the names of winners of prizes above $600. ... Additionally, the GLC is required to check for and deduct any outstanding child support payments for prizes of $2,500 and above and student loans and state taxes for prizes of $5,000 and above, net of wager or ticket cost," lottery officials said on the Georgia Lottery website.

Playing the Powerball costs $2, and drawings are held at 11 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets are sold until 10 p.m. on draw nights. Power Plays cost an additional $1.

Players can choose five white ball numbers from 1-69 and a red Powerball number from 1-26. The Quik Pik option is available for players who want the computer to choose.

The next Powerball drawing is at 11 p.m. Monday.