Powerball player just misses $55M jackpot — but still wins big in California
A lucky Powerball player in California won $79,846, just missing the $55 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
The ticket matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Monday, April 7, according to California Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in National City, which is about a five-mile drive southeast from San Diego.
No one hit the grand prize, so the jackpot has grown to an estimated $65 million, with a cash prize of $31.4 million, for the next drawing, Wednesday, April 9, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 20, 23, 48, 59 and 66, with a Powerball of 4, the lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Powerball players in Georgia and Colorado scored $100,000 prizes during the drawing, McClatchy News reported.
More than 295,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the U.S. also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
Prize amounts are pari-mutuel in California, so prizes are based on ticket sales and the number of winners.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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 April 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $55M jackpot — but still wins big in California."
