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HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WJBF) – A Georgia Lottery player in the CSRA won $100,000 in the July 2 Powerball drawing. According to a statement from Georgia Lottery on Thursday, the ticket was purchased at Pick N Pay at 3020 in Hephzibah. The winning ticket matched four of the five white ball numbers, in addition to the Powerball.

A Powerball player in Texas won $50,000, just missing the $175 million jackpot. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, July 2, the Texas Lottery said. The lucky ticket was sold at H-E-B in Katy, about a 30-mile drive west from Houston, according to lottery officials.