A Georgia lottery player missed the Powerball jackpot by a number — but still walked away a winner. The lucky player won $50,000 after matching four numbers and the Powerball in the Jan. 29 drawing, narrowly missing the $71 million jackpot prize, according to the Georgia Lottery.

Two Powerball players just missed the jackpot — but still have a lot to celebrate in North Carolina. The players bought tickets that matched all but one number picked in the Jan. 29 drawing. Since one of the winners spent an extra dollar on the Power Play option,

A Fantasy 5 player won a life-changing jackpot on a ticket they purchased from Publix, lottery officials said. Photo by Dylan Nolte via Unsplash A stop at Publix netted a lottery player a huge jackpot prize in Georgia.