Lottery officials said that two lottery players from Illinois are now millionaires after winning Wednesday's Powerball jackpot.

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While it wasn't the jackpot prize, two lucky winners from Kentucky scored big on Monday's Powerball drawing. Monday night’s winning Powerball numbers were: 33 – 35 – 58– 61 – 69 Powerball 25. Two tickets sold in Kentucky matched the winning numbers.

According to the lottery website, nine lucky players matched five out of five numbers correctly in the Wednesday, July 9, drawing to win the game’s second-tier prize of $1 million. One of those tickets also matched the game’s Power Play to double their winning to $2 million.

Lottery winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize. They are also advised to write their names on the back of their winning tickets and keep them in a safe place until they're ready to redeem. Powerball tickets are $2 each ...