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2 Georgia Winners In Latest Powerball Drawing

One person won $100,000 and a second person won $50,000.

Two people in Georgia win big prizes in Monday night's Powerball drawing.
Two people in Georgia win big prizes in Monday night's Powerball drawing. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

GEORGIA — Two people in Georgia did not secure the top prize in the Powerball drawing Monday night, but they did win big.

According to the Georgia Lottery results, one person won $100,000 with the Power Play and another won $50,000. It is unknown where in Georgia the tickets were sold.

The winning numbers were 5, 11, 22, 23 and 69. The Powerball was 7, and the multiplier was 2.

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The winning ticket for the $754.6 million prize was sold in Washington. The prize is the ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won, according to Powerball.

Players in Michigan and New York won $1 million prizes in Monday's drawing while one Texas player won $2 million with the Power Play.

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The next drawing is Wednesday night.

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