Powerball player just misses $212 million jackpot in California — but still wins big

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $31,748 but just missed the $212 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Nov. 30, the California Lottery said.

California adjusts Powerball prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $224 million, with a cash value of $106 million, for the next drawing Monday, Dec. 2, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 4, 24, 29, 39 and 63, with a Powerball of 25, the lottery said. The Power Play was 4x.

A ticket sold in Wisconsin won $2 million.

Nearly 490,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $200,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Oct. 23, when a Georgia player won the $478 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

What to know about Powerball

To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This story was originally published December 2, 2024 at 8:49 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $212 million jackpot in California — but still wins big."