A lucky lottery player on Monday claimed a $2 million prize from a winning Powerball ticket sold at a Lawrenceville retailer.
Saturday’s drawing failed to produce a grand prize winner for the estimated $134 million jackpot, with a cash value of $61.5 million. But someone in Georgia still had plenty of reasons to celebrate after matching five winning numbers and the “Power Play,” according to the national Powerball website.
The winning numbers were 21-22-25-32-38 with 16 as the Powerball number.
The Georgia Lottery said the $2 million ticket was purchased at a Shell gas station located at 1895 Braselton Highway in Lawrenceville.
The winner elected to remain anonymous, as allowed by Georgia law. The net prize payment totals $1,412,200, after federal and state income taxes are taken out, according to a state lottery spokeswoman.
The state’s lottery players have been on a lucky streak of late. In October, the Quik Mart at a Valero gas station in Buford sold a jackpot-winning ticket worth $478.2 million before taxes.
It was claimed by two people who also decided to remain anonymous. They split the cash option of more than $230 million.
The lottery game can be played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each.
Nobody won Monday’s Powerball jackpot, which means the pot will climb to an estimated $155 million, or a $71.3 million cash value, for Wednesday’s drawing.
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