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Powerball player just misses $106 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $123 million, with a cash value of about $55.9 million.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $123 million, with a cash value of about $55.9 million. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Powerball player in Texas won $150,000, just missing the $106 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched four winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play in the drawing Wednesday, May 14, the Texas Lottery said.

A ticket sold in Massachusetts won $1 million.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $123 million, with a cash value of about $55.9 million, for the next drawing Saturday, May 17, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 4, 10, 24, 29 and 53, with a Powerball of 4, the site said. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.

Nearly 345,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot was last won April 26, when a Kentucky player hit the $167 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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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