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2 players win millions with scratch-off tickets and other lottery wins in Georgia

Stories by Macon Telegraph journalists, with AI summarization

Several lottery players in Georgia recently won big.

1. A Macon player won $50,000 in the Sept. 3 Powerball drawing, contributing to the excitement around a $1.7 billion jackpot.

2. In Georgia, two Powerball tickets captured $150,000 prizes in the Aug. 30 drawing, narrowly missing a $1 billion jackpot.

3. Warner Robins and Perry residents celebrated substantial scratch-off wins, taking home $2.5 million and $1 million respectively.

Read more in the stories below:

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $133 million, with a cash value of about $60.3 million.

NO. 1: POWERBALL PLAYERS WIN $150,000 IN GEORGIA AS JACKPOT REACHES $1.1 BILLION

Five/Two/ Powerball tickets sold in Georgia won $150,000 each, just missing the $1.03 billion jackpot, lottery officials say. | Published September 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney

Dos boletos de la lotería, comprados en Broward y en Ocala, compartieron sendos premios el domingo.

NO. 2: MACON LOTTERY PLAYER WINS $50K, JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $1.7B. WHERE WAS TICKET SOLD?

A lottery player who purchased their ticket in Macon won $50,000 Wednesday, according to a press release from the Georgia Lottery. | Published September 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lucinda Warnke

Scratch off lottery tickets are popular playing options among states that have a lottery. By karenfoleyphotography

NO. 3: WARNER ROBINS, PERRY RESIDENTS WIN BIG WITH GEORGIA SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY TICKETS

Two Houston County residents took home big prizes in the Georgia Lottery playing scratch off games. | Published September 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.