Winning $1 million Powerball lottery ticket sold at Atlanta grocery store
A simple trip to the grocery store has turned one lucky Atlanta resident into a millionaire.
While nobody won Monday night's Powerball jackpot, one ticket bought in Atlanta was worth $1million.
Monday's winning numbers were 05-18-26-47-59, Powerball: 1, Power Play: 3
Officials with the Georgia Lottery confirmed with CBS News Atlanta that a winning ticket that matched every number but the Powerball was bought at the Publix on Campbellton Road.
Georgia players have been lucky recently. On Nov. 14, a Mega Millions player in Georgia overcame the lottery's 1 in 290.5 million odds to take home the $980 million jackpot. The winner still has not claimed the payment, a Georgia Lottery official said. They have around six months after the drawing date to claim it.
A little more than a week later, a player in Duluth won $1 million while playing the Powerball.
With nobody matching all the numbers, the jackpot now rises to $775 million.
The proceeds of the Georgia Lottery are used to fund education programs, including grants and scholarships for college students and the Georgia Prekindergarten Program.
On Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp's office announced that the Georgia Lottery Corporation has raised over $30 billion for education since it was created in 1993.
Officials say the proceeds have given HOPE Scholarships to more than 2.25 million students.