Powerball player just misses $319 million jackpot — but still wins big in California

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $38,221, but just missed the $319 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Monday, Oct. 7, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $336 million, with a cash value of $165.3 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, Oct. 9, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 18, 30, 31, 52 and 63 with a Powerball of 22, the lottery said. The Power Play was 2.

A ticket sold in Illinois won $2 million.

More than 455,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Aug. 19, when a California player won the $44 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 October 8, 2024 at 2:09 PM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $319 million jackpot — but still wins big in California."