Even thought the winning jackpot ticket was sold elsewhere, Powerball players in Georgia won big in Wednesday’s $700 million drawing, according to the Georgia Lottery. Two $1 million tickets, one $200,000 ticket and 14 $50,000 tickets were purchased in Georgia.
Winning numbers were: 6-7-16-23-26 and the Powerball number was 4.
One winning jackpot ticket was sold in Massachusetts - and a hospital worker has come forward to claim the prize.
Georgia’s $1 million tickets were purchased at: RaceTrac #0453, 2325 Marietta Blvd. in Atlanta; and Bouldercrest Shell, 3794 Bouldercrest Road in Ellenwood. One player in Georgia multiplied a $50,000 prize to $200,000 with the Power Play option. The ticket was purchased at Bloomfield, 4175 Bloomfield Road, Macon. The 14 $50,000 tickets were sold in: Atlanta (2), Blythe, College Park, Columbus, Comer, Cumming, Doraville, Fayetteville, Marietta (2), Savannah, Scottdale and Tallapoosa.
In addition, more than 331,000 players in Georgia won over $1.8 million in prizes Wednesday.
