By law, half of the money goes to prizes, one-third to education, and the remainder to operating and marketing the lottery.
In the mid-1990s, Georgia, then offering Powerball for the first time, joined The Big Game (now Mega Millions) when it began in 1996.
Several days after Georgia began selling The Big Game tickets, it was forced to leave the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which continues to administer Powerball.
Most lotteries, including Georgia's, offered both games beginning January 31, 2010.
Play styles vary: for example, a $1 "straight" bet (a player guesses a three-digit number will be drawn in exact order) pays $500 for a winning ticket.
Georgia Five is different from most pick-3 and pick-4 games; players do not choose straight, box, or similar wagers.
(The game is also available in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.)
Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9 pm Eastern Time on Livestream.
In the mid-1990s, Georgia helped launch The Big Game (now Mega Millions) when it began in 1996.
The Megaplier option, initially available only in Texas, was made available to Georgia's players on November 7, 2010.
In October 2009, an agreement was reached allowing Mega Millions and Powerball tickets to be sold through US lotteries, then with either game.
Monopoly Millionaires' Club (MMC) began sales on October 19, 2014, in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
A television game show featuring MMC contestants aired from March 28, 2015, to 2016; later episodes were for contestants who won access to the show via a scratch ticket; the scratch tickets were printed after the draw game ended.
[3] Decades of Dollars began in 2011; it was launched in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia as an alternative game to Win for Life.
It was offered in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia; it was a 6-of-42 game that drew a seventh number (the "Free Ball") for lower-tier prizes.
Top prize was $1,000-a-week-for-life; there was never a gamewide "cash option", unlike the current Cash4Life (although Virginia offered it when the game began.)
Players had to match all six characters in the exact order to win a prize that depends on how much money they pay for each game played.
Jumbo Bucks Lotto was a twice-weekly game (Mondays and Thursdays) that draws 6 of 47 numbers.
Jumbo Bucks Lotto also has a Ca$h Match option for an additional $1 per game.
Additionally, each Ca$h Match purchase includes a Multiplier that automatically prints on the player's ticket.