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Powerball player wins $2 million in Georgia. Where was lucky ticket sold?

A Powerball player netted a life-changing prize in Georgia, lottery officials said.
A Powerball player netted a life-changing prize in Georgia, lottery officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash

A Powerball player is about to get richer after a stop at an Atlanta-area gas station.

The lucky player won $2 million in the drawing Wednesday, July 23, narrowly missing the estimated $326 million jackpot, according to the Georgia Lottery.

The winning ticket, sold at a QuikTrip station in Stone Mountain, matched five white ball numbers but not the Powerball, results show. The player would have won $1 million, but spent an extra $1 on the Power Play multiplier.

The ticket hadn’t been claimed as of Thursday morning, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News.

The Powerball numbers for July 23 were 2-18-19-25-35 and red Powerball 25, according to the lottery game’s website. The Power Play option was 3x.

There were no $1 million winners and no one hit the jackpot, results show.

The next Powerball drawing is July 26 with an estimated $350 million jackpot.

Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the lottery’s website says.

Stone Mountain is about a 20-mile drive northeast 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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published July 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins $2 million in Georgia. Where was lucky ticket sold?."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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