There were two Georgia winners in the Sept.. 16 Powerball drawing, the top winning ticket was purchased in Social Circle.
According to a press release from the Georgia Lottery, the top local winning ticket was purchased at Texaco Food Mart at 1299 N. Cherokee Road in Social Circle. The ticket matched four of the five white ball numbers and the Powerball, and by selecting the Powerplay option they doubled the $50,000 prize to $100,000. The other player won $50,000 with a ticket purchased by a Stone Mountain resident on the Georgia Lottery mobile app.
The next Powerball drawing will be Sept. 19 for $298 million.
Other Georgia winners included a $125,000 payout in the Sept. 16 Fantasy 5 drawing with a ticket purchased in College Park, $339,943 by an Atlanta resident playing the Elephant King Jackpots Diggi Game on the mobile app, a Smyrna resident who won $50,000 playing the wheel of Fortune Spin + Win Diggi Game on the Georgia Lottery website, both on Sept. 17, and a ticket purchased in Temple won the $10,000 prize in the Sept. 14 midday Georgia FIVE drawing.
As with all Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Powerball, Fantasy 5, Diggi Games and Georgia FIVE benefit education in the state of Georgia.
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