Powerball player just misses $384 million jackpot — but still wins big in Georgia
A Georgia lottery player tried their luck at Powerball — and won big.
The lucky player won $50,000 after matching four white ball numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, July 30, just missing the estimated $384 million jackpot, the Georgia Lottery said.
The ticket was sold at a QuikTrip in Union City, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email.
The winning numbers Wednesday were 4-15-35-50-64 and red Powerball 8, according to Powerball website. The Power Play multiplier was 4x.
Someone in Massachusetts netted a $2 million prize, though there were no $1 million winners, results show. The jackpot also went unclaimed, pushing the grand prize to an estimated $410 million for the Aug. 2 drawing.
Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Georgia Lottery said.
Union City is about a 20-mile drive southwest from downtown Atlanta.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published July 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $384 million jackpot — but still wins big in Georgia."