ATLANTA - The Powerball jackpot has climbed even higher after a pair of drawings over the Labor Day weekend produced several big winners in Georgia .

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What we know:

On Saturday, Aug. 30, two tickets sold in Georgia won $150,000 each by matching four white numbers, the Powerball, and the Power Play multiplier. Five other Georgia players each won $50,000. Nationally, multiple million-dollar prizes were awarded, including four $1.1 million winners in California and $2 million winners in Colorado, Indiana, and New Hampshire.

Then on Monday, Sept. 1, the Georgia Lottery reported 11 more winning tickets worth $50,000 each. Those tickets matched four out of five white numbers in the drawing. Monday night’s win

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