Powerball player just misses nearly $1 billion jackpot — but wins big in Pennsylvania

A Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $1 million, just missing out on the estimated $873 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Wednesday, March 27, but not the Powerball, the Pennsylvania Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $935 million, with a cash value of approximately $450 million, for the next drawing Saturday, March 30, according to the national Powerball site.

The winning numbers were 37, 46, 57, 60 and 66, with a Powerball of 8.

More than 105,000 other tickets sold in Pennsylvania also won prizes ranging from $4 to $200 in the draw, the lottery said.

Tickets sold in Arizona and Texas also matched five numbers but not the Powerball.

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 cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times 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 March 28, 2024 at 6:49 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses nearly $1 billion jackpot — but wins big in Pennsylvania."