ATLANTA, Ga. — Imagine walking into a gas station, grabbing a soda, maybe a bag of chips, and then casually buying a lottery ticket – because why not, right? A few days later, boom. You’ve got half a billion dollars on your hands. Well, that’s basically what happened for two extremely fortunate (and smartly anonymous) Georgians, who just scooped up the largest Powerball jackpot in state history: a whopping $478.2 million.

They stepped up, two weeks after the October 23 drawing, and went for the cash option because, really, who’s waiting around for those little payments? That nets them about $230 million before taxes – or $132.66 million each after Uncle Sam and Georgia take their slice. Still, that’s “life-changing” cash, even if half of it disappears into the tax void.

Gretchen Corbin, the Lottery President and CEO, called it an “incredible moment.” And yeah, you could say that. Winning the lottery is pretty much a one-way ticket to instant freedom (if not inevitable headaches), so good for them.

The winning Quick Pick ticket came from a little Quick Mart on Buford Dam Road in Buford. It’s the kind of place most of us pass by a million times without thinking twice. But not anymore. And to sweeten the pot, Quick Mart scored a $50,000 retailer bonus.

The kicker? These winners can stay completely anonymous, because Georgia law’s cool with that. Which is honestly pretty genius because now they can dodge the never-ending stream of distant relatives and “friends” suddenly reappearing in their lives. They’re free to ride this thing out however they want.

And if you’re still daydreaming? There’s another Powerball drawing coming up tonight with a smaller (but still mind-blowing) $75 million jackpot. So if you’ve got $2 and a little blind optimism, go for it. Just remember, most of us are going to walk out of that gas station with nothing more than a soda and some chips – but hey, you never know.