Five-figure Powerball prize hit in Central California. Where was ticket sold?
A Powerball ticket sold in Central California fell just one number short of winning the $172 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
Instead, the lucky ticket won $34,315.
The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, May 30, the California State Lottery said.
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
Where was winning Powerball ticket sold in California?
The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven at 1138 W. F St. in Oakdale, which is about 15 miles northeast of Modesto, lottery officials said..
What were winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing?
The winning numbers were 1, 27, 35, 44 and 52 with a Powerball of 12.
The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
What is the Powerball jackpot up to now?
Nobody won the jackpot, which now rises to an estimated $180 million, with a cash value of about $80.4 million, for the next drawing Monday, June 1, the national Powerball site said.
More than 530,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said. There were more than 60,000 winners in California.
The Powerball jackpot was last won May 2, when players from Florida and Texas hit the $20 million jackpot.
How to play Powerball lottery game
To score a jackpot in 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.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time and can be streamed online.
The next drawing will be Wednesday, May 27.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.