Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Play responsibly.
About the Georgia Lottery: Georgia Lottery proceeds are used to fund specific education programs: 1) Tuition grants, scholarships or loans to undergraduate college students for attendance at eligible Georgia colleges, universities, or technical colleges; 2) The Georgia Prekindergarten Program for all 4-year-olds; and 3) capital outlay projects including computer and other technological upgrades for schools, technical institutes, colleges and universities in the state. More than 1.4 million students have been able to attend colleges through Georgia's HOPE scholarship program; more than 1.2 million four-year-olds have attended Georgia's Prekindergarten Program; and all of Georgia's public schools have benefited from over $1.8 billion in …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Each of six winners won $10,000, lottery officials said.
Georgia Lottery announced that a winning Decades of Dollars ticket was recently purchased in Duluth. There were six total winners in the May 13 drawing, and each person will receive $10,000, said lottery officials Tuesday. The winning Duluth ticket was sold at Stop N Save Food Mart, located at 4601 Satellite Boulevard. The other winnings tickets were bought in Tallapoosa, Kennesaw, Atlanta and Summerville. The winning numbers were: 6 16 27 38 44 47. The overall odds of winning $10,000 in the game are 1 in 43,649. The game offers a top prize of $250,000 a year for 30 years and a $10,000 second prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Tickets cost $2 per play.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was $588 million. Amount drops to $40 million for Saturday's drawing.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
If you bought your Powerball ticket in Georgia, you did not win last night's $588 million jackpot. Two winning tickets were sold in the Nov. 28 Powerball lottery according to the Georgia Lottery website. The tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri. The winning numbers were 5-16-22-23-29 with a Powerball of 6. However, the luck was not all bad for Georgia Powerball players. A $1 million winning ticket was sold in Georgia, and numerous $10,000 prize tickets were sold. The lucky player won $1 million by matching all five white balls. Thirty-three people won $10,000 by matching four of the white balls plus the Powerball number. Each Powerball ticket cost $2. Players choose five numbers plus a sixth Powerball number. Players matching all six …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Digital sales of lottery tickets would begin later this year or in 2013.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
The Georgia Lottery Board of Directors voted Thursday (July 19) to begin a plan to allow players to buy tickets for jackpot games online, according to media reports. MegaMillions, PowerBall and Fantasy 5 will be the initial offerings, according to lottery President Margaret DeFrancisco. -- Will online sales affect your lottery purchases? Tell us in the comments below. The online sales would begin later this year or in 2013. "Our mission here is to maximize revenue for the HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K programs," DeFrancisco told WSB-TV. The lottery reported record sales of $3.8 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, but rising enrollments and tuition costs have reduced funds available to HOPE scholars.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Alpharetta daycare worker took an afternoon walk and bought a winning lottery ticket at a Kroger store.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
An Alpharetta daycare worker stumbled upon prize money from the Georgia Lottery during an afternoon walk in Alpharetta. Patsy Wehby of Duluth won a $400,000 prize playing the instant game 20X The Money, lottery officials reported. Wehby, 56, claimed her prize recently at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Duluth. The mother of three was out for a walk when she stepped into the Kroger at Hwy. 9 and Windward Parkway, where she purchased her lucky ticket, according to lottery officials. “I was looking crazy,” she said. “I was crying. I called my daughter. It was a good day for me.” Although dazed, Wehby intends to “sit down and collect myself.” “My practical husband, Robert, will keep me grounded,” she noted. The Georgia Lottery Corp. …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Mega Millions lottery prize had increased to $640 million by mid-day Friday.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Are you rich yet? Here's how you'll know. The winning numbers drawn Friday, March 30, in the Mega Millions lottery are: 2-4-23-38-46 Mega Ball 23. According to media reports, there are at least three winners on tickets sold in Maryland, Kansas and Illinois. The Mega Millions lottery prize increased to $640 million as of midday Friday, the highest jackpot ever. No winning ticket had been sold in two months. The estimated pot for next Tuesday's prize drawing is $12 million. For more information, visit the lottery website.
Friday, March 30, 2012
No one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in March 27 drawing. The jackpot rolls over for another drawing Friday estimated at $540 Million.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached a record of more than $500 million after no one matched the winning numbers in Tuesday night's drawing. The Friday night jackpot is estimated at $540 million. The March 27 jackpot was $363 million, but no players matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to take home the prize. A total of 47 players matched five winning numbers to net a $250,000 payout. None of the winning quarter-million dollar tickets were sold in Georgia. Nationally, 245 players won $10,000 by matching four white balls and the Mega Ball. According to the Georgia Lottery Web site, eight of the $10,000 winning tickets were sold in Georgia, one in Loganville. The jackpot has now rolled 18 times since Jan. 24. The next drawing will …
