Powerball player just misses $1.03 billion jackpot — but still wins big in Minnesota

A Powerball ticket sold in Minnesota won $1 million, with the player just missing out on the $1.03 billion jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Monday, April 1, but not the Powerball, according to the national Powerball site.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $1.09 billion, with a cash value of approximately $527 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, April 3.

The winning numbers were 19, 24, 40, 42 and 56, with a Powerball of 23.

Tickets sold in Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia 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 April 2, 2024 at 6:44 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $1.03 billion jackpot — but still wins big in Minnesota."