Powerball players just miss $279 million jackpot - but still win big in California
Briefly

Two Powerball tickets sold in California matched four out of five winning numbers in the drawing on March 3, winning $38,848 each. However, the grand prize, which has now climbed to an estimated $295 million for the next drawing on March 5, remains unclaimed. The winning numbers were 18, 20, 50, 52, 56, and the Powerball was 20. Additionally, over 377,000 other tickets across the U.S. won smaller prizes, demonstrating the widespread popularity and engagement in the Powerball lottery.
Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $38,848 each but just missed the $279 million jackpot.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $295 million for the next drawing.
More than 377,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000.
Read at Sacramento Bee
[
|
]