Powerball player just misses $139 million jackpot — but still wins big in Pennsylvania

A Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $1 million and narrowly missed the $139 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, July 3, the Pennsylvania Lottery said.

A ticket sold in Ohio won the grand prize, which falls to an estimated $20 million, with a cash value of $9.5 million, for the next drawing Saturday, July 6, according to the national Powerball site.

The winning numbers were 2, 26, 33, 55 and 57, with a Powerball of 22.

More than 17,000 other Powerball tickets sold in Pennsylvania also won prizes ranging from $4 to $200, the state lottery said.

Two tickets sold in California won nearly $400,000 with five winning numbers.

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 July 4, 2024 at 9:34 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $139 million jackpot — but still wins big in Pennsylvania."