BUFORD, Ga. — A lucky person in metro Atlanta won the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night.
The Georgia Lottery and Powerball websites show the winner purchased the ticket at Quick Mart on 2155 Buford Dam Road, a short distance from Lake Lanier.
The jackpot amount is estimated at $478.2 million before taxes. The cash option is $230.5 million after taxes. The winning numbers were 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 with a Powerball of 20.
Lottery officials have not identified the winner. In Georgia, the winner does not have to identify themselves if they win prizes of $250,000 or more.