The winning numbers were 20-26-32-38-58, with a Powerball number 3.
Marietta Liquor and Deli, the Sun City liquor store where a winning Powerball ticket was recently sold. A Powerball official said in a statement that based on a victor choosing an annuity, which pays off over 29 years, the cash prize would be $279.1 million. His family did not yet make plans on how to spend the $1 million of compensation they will be awarded for selling the winning ticket.
Prizes range from $4 to the jackpot amount.
The odds of winning Saturday's drawing were only one in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.
The store is just off a highway in an area originally developed as a retirement community.
"It's a very good feeling to be the winning store", Matthew Alberre told NBC News on Sunday, adding that they feel "blessed" for playing a role in the win.
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No one has come forward to claim the bounty yet - 8 a.m. Monday is the earliest the victor can redeem their fortune, but they have up to a year to cash in.
Alberre owns the store with his father, who has owned it for 26 years.
A Powerball spokesman said it may take some time to determine whether someone won an estimated $435 million jackpot Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The jackpot for Wednesday's drawing will be $40 million.
But Alberre said he has no idea which customer bought the ticket with all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery.
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