Powerball player misses $124 million jackpot in Washington — but still wins big
A Powerball ticket sold in Washington won $50,000, but just missed the $124 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Wednesday, Dec. 25, the Washington Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $145 million, with a cash value of $66.2 million, for the next drawing Saturday, Dec. 28, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 15, 26, 27, 30 and 35, with a Powerball of 3, the lottery said. The Power Play was 3x.
More than 470,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot has not been hit since 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 26, 2024 at 11:15 AM with the headline "Powerball player misses $124 million jackpot in Washington — but still wins big."