A Georgia lottery player missed the Powerball jackpot by a number — but still walked away a winner. The lucky player won $50,000 after matching four numbers and the Powerball in the Jan. 29 drawing, narrowly missing the $71 million jackpot prize, according to the Georgia Lottery.

Two lottery players tried their luck at Fantasy 5 — and won the jackpot prize, according to the Georgia Lottery. The lucky players matched all five numbers drawn Monday, Jan. 20, to win $403,502 each, the lottery said.

An instant lottery game netted a Georgia lottery player a huge jackpot prize, officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash A stop at an Atlanta-area gas station paid off big for one lucky lottery player.

A Georgia lottery player was a number shy of the $20 million Powerball jackpot but still netted a big prize. The player tried their luck in the Jan. 20 drawing and won $50,000 on a single ticket sold at a Publix supermarket in Atlanta, the Georgia Lottery said in an email.