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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has reached $150 million to a single annuity winner for Saturday’s drawing according to information sent by the Georgia Lottery.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Officials declined to provide details of the winner in advance, not even whether the ticket sold at a Trex Mart gas station in Dearborn was purchased by someone from that state.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  While no one in Georgia won the $550 million dollar jackpot, several players and students did win big from the gargantuan jackpot.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot, one from Missouri and the other from Arizona

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  A Thomasville man has hit the jackpot, not the $500 million Powerball jackpot, but the $49 million Mega Millions jackpot!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video: Big lottery winners offer advice, cautionary tales as $500 million Powerball drawing approaches

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The $425 million jackpot, the largest in Powerball's history, represents a potential life-changing fortune.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  An Albany man may not have hit the $7 million dollar jackpot, but still walked away with $500,000.

Monday, April 09, 2012  An Albany resident has come forward to claim his prize from the historic Mega Millions drawing held on March 30, 2012.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Splitting the spoils is not always easy for group lottery winners, can lead to lawsuits

Friday, March 30, 2012  Record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has people buying tickets, but odds of winning long

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Updated with video; What would you do with a million dollars? Scratch that  what would you do with over 300 million dollars?

Friday, October 28, 2011  A local woman wins a nice prize from the Georgia lottery.