$1M Won In GA Powerball; Jackpot Inflates To $154M

GEORGIA — Nearly a week after a Georgia resident won $2 million in the Powerball, another lottery player scored big with a $1 million win Monday.

A single ticket matched all five white balls in Monday night's drawing, according to the lottery results. The winning numbers were 11, 27, 30, 33 and 44.

The winning red Powerball was 16 while the Power Play was 3x. It was not immediately known where the winning ticket was sold and if the prize had been claimed.

The jackpot swelled to $154 million for Wednesday's drawing after no one won the previous jackpot of $144 million.

Winning online 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. Wednesday.

Patch has reached out to lottery officials to see where the winning ticket was sold.