Overview
- Monday’s winning numbers were 5, 18, 26, 47, 59 and Powerball 1, with no ticket matching all six numbers.
- The next drawing is Wednesday, Dec. 3, with jackpot odds at about 1 in 292.2 million and overall odds of any prize near 1 in 24.9.
- At least three $1 million tickets were sold nationwide, including one at a Publix on Campbellton Road in Atlanta, with additional prizes such as a $501,453 win in Daly City, California, and a $150,000 Power Play win in New Hampshire.
- Winners can choose 30 annual installments or a lump sum; after the $362.5 million cash option, mandatory 24% federal withholding cuts the amount to roughly $275.5 million, and a top 37% federal rate could lower it to about $228.4 million before any state taxes.
- Georgia officials said lottery proceeds have generated $30.2 billion for education since 1993, highlighting the public funding supported by ticket sales.