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Powerball drawing: 11 tickets sold in GA win $50,000

ATLANTA — No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Monday night and now more than $1.3 billion will be up for grabs on Wednesday night.

But nearly a dozen tickets sold in Georgia managed to win $50,000 on Monday. The 11 tickets matched four of five numbers (8, 23, 25, 40, 53) and the Powerball (5) to win the prize.

Georgia Lottery confirmed to Channel 2 Action News where the tickets were bought:

  • 4 Mile Grocery, 3334 Mineral Bluff Highway, Mineral Bluff
  • Neighborhood Petroleum, 1827 Highway 212 SW, Conyers
  • Friendly Express, 4230 US Highway 17 North, Brunswick
  • J&S Food Mart, 2224 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
  • Racetrac, 4350 Wade Green Road, Kennesaw
  • Rome Liquor & Tobacco, 600 E. 2nd Ave. SW, Rome
  • Zippy, 309 North 3rd Street, Vienna
  • Harrys, 1195 Cedar Shoals Drive, Athens
  • Racetrac, 1907 Chattanooga Road, Dalton
  • BP West, 295 West Clinton Street, Gray
  • Flash Food, 1712 Memorial Drive, Waycross

You can watch the Powerball drawings LIVE every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night before WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.

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If you have a winning Georgia Lottery ticket of an amount more than $601, you must claim your winnings at the Georgia Lottery headquarters located at 250 Williams Street, Suite 3000 in Atlanta.

For prizes of $600 or less, you can claim your winnings at the Georgia Lottery headquarters, any Georgia Lottery district office, or by mail.

And remember, you have 180 days from the drawing date to claim your prize for online tickets. Winners of prizes from instant tickets have 90 days from the expired date to claim a prize.

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If you bought your ticket through the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app, prizes up to and including $600 will automatically be paid to the winner’s iHOPE account.

If you bought your ticket through the Georgia Lottery’s website or mobile app and won a prize over $601, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to claim your prize.

Federal and state income tax withholdings will be deducted from prizes over $5,000.

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