The Powerball jackpot has been won in Georgia! A single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six numbers drawn last night to win a jackpot worth $478.2 million. The jackpot has a cash value of $230.6 million.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday, Oct. 23 Powerball drawing were white balls 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 and red Powerball 20. The Power Play® multiplier was 2X.
The lucky ticket holder in Georgia will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $478.2 million or a lump sum payment of $230.6 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5-percent each year.
Participating lotteries are reminding players to check their tickets for one of the nine ways to win. Nationwide, there were 616,153 tickets that won prizes in last night’s drawing, including two tickets that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Last night’s drawing marked the eighth time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year. The Powerball jackpot was previously won in California on August 19, 2024, by a ticket that won a $44.3 million jackpot.
2024 Powerball Jackpots
- Jan. 1, 2024 - $842.4 million – Michigan
- April 6, 2024 - $1.326 billion – Oregon
- May 6, 2024 - $214.9 million – Florida
- June 10, 2024 - $226.6 million – New Jersey
- July 3, 2024 - $139.3 million – Ohio
- Aug. 12, 2024 - $213.8 million – Pennsylvania
- Aug. 19, 2024 - $44.3 million – California
- Oct. 23, 2024 - $478.2 million – Georgia
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Since its first drawing in 1992, the game has helped generate more than $32 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.