Georgia Lottery pays out $1M Byron scratch-off and $50,000 Augusta Powerball prize
The gist
Georgia Lottery awarded a $1 million scratch-off prize in Byron and a $50,000 Powerball prize in Augusta.
Scratch-off and draw-game proceeds fund Georgia education, so wins reach beyond the players.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2026A Bishop resident won $10,000 playing the Georgia Big Money Jackpot Spin Diggi Game on the Georgia Lottery website.
- Nov 4, 2026The Georgia Lottery delivered an oversized promotional check to Friends and Family in Byron, which sold a $1 million VIP Platinum scratch-off ticket; the winner had claimed the prize in early September.
- Nov 5, 2026A Powerball ticket sold at Hop N Go in Augusta won $50,000 after Wednesday's drawing by matching four white-ball numbers plus the Powerball; the full jackpot was not hit in Georgia.
Key terms
- scratch-off
- A card with concealed areas under an opaque coating that is scratched away to reveal information, often used for lottery games.
- Powerball
- An American multi-state lottery game with large jackpot drawings held several times weekly.
- draw games
- A form of gambling in which numbers are drawn at random for a prize.
Source: Wikipedia