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Powerball player wins big in Pennsylvania. Where was lucky ticket sold?

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $216 million, with a cash value of about $98.4 million.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $216 million, with a cash value of about $98.4 million. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Powerball player in Pennsylvania won $50,000, just missing the $204 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

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

The lucky ticket was sold at a Walmart in New Castle, which is about a 55-mile drive northwest from Pittsburgh, lottery officials told McClatchy News in an email.

A player in Kentucky won $1 million, lottery officials said. Two players in California won $555,000 each.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $216 million, with a cash value of about $98.4 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, July 9, the site said.

The winning numbers were 33, 35, 58, 61 and 69, with a Powerball of 25. The Power Play multiplier was 5x.

More than 350,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $250,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot was last won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million grand prize.

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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