1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (312+ words) Georgians are standing in lines at convenience stores, hoping for luck at becoming a billionaire ahead of Wednesday's drawing. The Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion. Watch the drawing on Channel 2 Action News tonight just before WSB-TV Tonight at 11 p.m. Channel 2's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (335+ words) The Powerball drawing has climbed to $748 million for the next drawing on Monday night after no one hit the jackpot on Saturday. But a few lucky winners in Georgia walked away with $50,000 prizes that night. The Georgia Lottery confirmed five…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (227+ words) Here's a look at Aug. 2, 2026, results for each game: Prizes under $601: Can be claimed at any Georgia Lottery retail location. ALL PRIZES can be claimed by mail to: Georgia Lottery Corporation, P.O. Box 56966, Atlanta, GA 30343. Prizes over $600: Must be claimed at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) Georgia Lottery ticket sales raised a historic $1,540,868,000 for state education programs during the 2026 fiscal year. The massive funding total marks the 11th straight year that state lottery profits have broken the $1 billion mark. Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the lottery has generated…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (505+ words) From Fayetteville to Jasper, Georgia Lottery players cashed in on some big wins in June, including two $1 million scratch-off prizes and nearly $1.9 million in Fantasy 5 jackpots. The biggest prizes came from two scratch-off tickets worth $1 million each. A player in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) GEORGIA — A Georgia Lottery player has claimed a $5 million top prize after playing the Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratch-off game. The winning ticket was purchased at Om Food Mart in Nahunta, Brantley County. The player claimed their winnings on Feb. 23 and…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (292+ words) February 2, 2026 / 5:23 PM EST / CBS Atlanta Two Sparta brothers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following a years-long investigation into a sophisticated lottery fraud and racketeering scheme spanning more than a dozen Georgia counties. Quinton Watts, 27, and Phillip Watts, 31, were…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (253+ words) Brothers Quinton and Phillip Watts were sentenced to significant prison and probation terms for a multi-year scheme targeting lottery-regulated machines across Georgia. The GBI's Commercial Gambling Unit found the pair stole from machines in at least 12 different counties over a…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (151+ words) A Georgia Lottery player won $4 million with a 200X The Money scratch-off ticket purchased in Stockbridge. The winner claimed the prize on Tuesday and opted for the cash option, receiving $2,028,082. This win is part of a larger trend, as Georgia Lottery…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (155+ words) A lucky lottery scratch-off player snagged a $2 million ticket at an Athens Publix. The grocery store sold the winning ticket for the $2 Million Dollar Multiplier scratch-off game to a nearby Statham resident, who claimed the prize Wednesday. The person’s name…...