Lucky Powerball player wins lottery with an enormous $478million jackpot in Georgia

A Georgia Powerball subordinate is nan fortunate victor of a whopping $478 cardinal jackpot.  

The Georgia lottery confirmed an unidentified Powerball subordinate successful nan Peach State matched each winning numbers drawn connected October 23.

The winning numbers were 2, 15, 27, 29, 39 and reddish Powerball 20.

Lottery officials announced nan winning summons was purchased successful Buford, but they did not uncover nan nonstop location of nan purchase.

The winning Powerball subordinate is nan first Georgia victor of nan lottery jackpot successful astir a decade.

Like each Powerball players, nan Georgia victor was required to prime 5 numbers betwixt 1 and 69 and a Powerball number from 1 to 26.

Powerball players tin besides play connected nan Georgia Lottery website and tin take their numbers randomly if they prime Quik Pik.

All Georgia participants person nan action to summation their imaginable prizes for $1 aliases much per play by selecting nan Power Play option.

The Power Play action usually increases nan winnings for each non-jackpot prizes. 

However, according to Georgia's Powerball rules, an all-five achromatic shot victor will automatically triumph $2 cardinal pinch Power Play, moreover if nan reddish Powerball number is not nan winning digit.

The Georgia Lottery confirmed nan unidentified victor did person a 2X Power Play. 

Unfortunately, because nan winner's guidelines number was nan jackpot, nan Power Play was not applied to nan earnings.

Their likelihood of taking location nan expansive prize was 1 successful 292,201,338 - overmuch different from different imaginable Georgia Powerball winners.

The fortunate Powerball winner's summons is valid for 180 days aft nan tie date.     

Lottery officials require winners of a prize of much than $600 successful Georgia to declare prizes astatine its Atlanta office aliases immoderate different territory offices.

Winners of jackpots complete nan magnitude of $250,000 person nan action to support their names anonymous.  

The victor tin either return location nan $478 cardinal paid retired complete nan adjacent 29 years aliases a one-time sum of astir $230 million.

No matter nan decision, nan Georgia Powerball victor will mostly beryllium paid wrong 5 to 10 business days from nan day of nan declare and beryllium electronically deposited into their slope accounts. 

The full jackpot will apt alteration aft nan authorities applies authorities withholdings and authorities and national income taxes, according to nan Georgia Lottery website.

After prize collection, nan authorities of Georgia will use its 5.39 percent income taxation and a 24 percent national income taxation to nan jackpot. 

The Georgia Lottery Corporation will besides cheque for and return distant money for outstanding kid support payments for prizes starting astatine $2,500 and student loans and authorities taxes for winners taking location $5,000 aliases much connected nan lottery.

These taxes besides use to annuity payments, but nan winnings will summation by 5 percent each year, according to nan Powerball website.  

If nan Georgia victor doesn't declare their $478 cardinal jackpot earlier their deadline, money will beryllium donated to thief money nan HOPE and Pre-K programs.

The lottery will besides donate $200,000 of nan net to nan Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for acquisition and curen programs for gambling addictions.