Powerball player misses $48 million jackpot — but still wins big in California

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $41,761 but just missed the $48 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 14, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $55 million, with a cash value of $25.7 million, for the next drawing Monday, Dec. 16, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 12, 17, 23, 52 and 67, with a Powerball of 1, the lottery said. The Power Play was 2x.

Nearly 420,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.

A ticket sold in Massachusetts won $1 million.

The Powerball jackpot was last won Dec. 7, when a New York player won the $256 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 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM with the headline "Powerball player misses $48 million jackpot — but still wins big in California."