Powerball player just misses $329 million jackpot in Washington — but still wins big
A Powerball ticket sold in Washington won $50,000, but just missed the $329 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, Washington’s Lottery said.
A Powerball ticket sold in Oregon hit the $329 million jackpot.
More than 730,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million, the lottery said.
The grand prize now falls to an estimated $20 million, with a cash value of about $8.9 million, for the next drawing Monday, Jan. 20, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 14, 31, 35, 64 and 69 with a Powerball of 23, the lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
The Powerball jackpot had not been hit since Dec. 7, when a New York player won the $256 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
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 January 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $329 million jackpot in Washington — but still wins big."