Cartersville Man Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize

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CARTERSVILLE, GA -- A Cartersville man is $1 million richer thanks to his recent win of a Georgia Lottery drawing. 

Sonny Nowell has claimed a lucky Powerball ticket worth $1 million, the Georgia Lottery Corporation said. Nowell 74, matched the first five winning numbers from the Feb. 20 Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize.

“I chose my own numbers,” Nowell said. “It was nothing other than tracking numbers. I keep my own system.”

Texaco Food Mart at 1401 West Avenue in Cartersville sold the winning ticket. Winning numbers from the drawing were: 11-12-15-16-54 and the Powerball was 25.

Following the televised drawing, Nowell called the Georgia Lottery’s Player Information Hot Line for the results.

“Then, I called again,” he recalled. “It’s real exciting. I wondered how I got that lucky.”

Nowell and his wife, Dorothy, will celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary in April. They have an adult daughter and two granddaughters.

“This is a great anniversary present,” he shared. “Winning this prize will make life more enjoyable.”

Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot was an estimated $50 million to a single annuity winner. Powerball tickets are $2 per play.

As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Powerball will benefit education in the state of Georgia.

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Photo: Georgia Lottery winner Sonny Nowell is pictured with his wife, Dorothy. Credit: Georgia Lottery Corporation