More than a dozen Georgia Lottery players scored big in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, as did two lucky players from Missouri and Texas who will split the lottery’s historic jackpot.

The jackpot came in at roughly $1.79 billion, which was the second largest ever won since the game’s 1992 inception.

“Congratulations to our newest Powerball jackpot winners and the Missouri Lottery and Texas Lottery for selling the winning tickets,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, said in a statement. “Each $2 ticket sold during this Powerball jackpot run gave players a chance at the prize, while also supporting vital public programs and services in their communities — and that’s worth celebrating!”

In Georgia, 16 winners matched the four white-ball numbers and the red

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