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Check your numbers: 2 Powerball tickets worth $100K sold in Georgia

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — No one took home the big Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night, but two winners in Georgia are waking up $100,000 richer.

The Georgia Lottery website shows that two matched four of the five white ball numbers and the Powerball for $50,000. The tickets also had the 2x Powerplay, which doubled their winnings to $100,000.

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The winning numbers for Wednesday were 9, 17, 20, 38 and 40, and the Powerball was 18. Channel 2 Action News reached out to the Georgia lottery to confirm where the tickets were sold.

The lottery says these were the winning locations:

  • Kountry Corner, 8125 Albany Hwy, Sasser, GA
  • Dragon Food Mart, 839 Park Ave SE, Lindale, GA

Meanwhile, there were no winners in the Powerball jackpot. The next drawing on Saturday is worth $572 million with an estimated cash value of $308.9 million.

You can watch the Powerball drawing LIVE every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday on Channel 2 before WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.

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How do you claim winning lottery tickets in Georgia?

Georgia Lottery says any prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any of its retailers; however, prizes over $600 must be claimed at the lottery headquarters or district offices or mailed for the payment.

Winners of prizes of more than $600 must fill out a winner claim form and have a valid government-issued photo ID with a Social security card.

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