Powerball, California and Mega Millions

Powerball player misses $163 million jackpot in California — but still wins prize
A Powerball player in California missed out on the $163 million jackpot but still won $29,466, lottery officials said. The ticket in the Dec. 30 drawing matched four winning Powerball numbers plus the Powerball, according to the California Lottery.
Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says
At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.
Powerball for Monday, Dec. 30, at $163 million days after $1.22 billion Mega Millions win
Powerball jumped to $163 million for Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, just before New Year’s Eve. Mega Millions was at $1.22 billion days earlier
Two Powerball players miss $145 million jackpot in California — but still win big
Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $26,487 each, but just missed the $145 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 28, the California Lottery said.
California winner of $1.26B Mega jackpot will need tax attorney, therapist
Friday’s jackpot was the fifth-largest Mega Millions prize in US history and the winning ticket was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas in Cottonwood, a census-designated area with a population of about 6,000 people, in Shasta County, about 150 miles north of Sacramento . The identity of the winner (or winners) wasn’t immediately known.
Powerball winning numbers for Monday, Dec. 30. Check tickets for $163 million jackpot
The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $20 million after a lottery player in California won the $1.269 billion on Saturday, according to the Mega Millions website.
Winning Mega Millions Ticket for $1.2 Billion Bought at California Gas Station
The California Lottery announced in a post on X that the winning $1.269 billion Mega Millions ticket, which has a cash value of $571.9 million, was purchased at a Circle K (Sunshine Food and Gas) at 3505 Rhonda Road in Cottonwood.
Powerball player misses $92 million jackpot in California — but still wins big
A Powerball ticket sold in California won $31,776, but just missed the $92 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 21, the California Lottery said. A player in Illinois won $1 million, and players in Idaho and New Jersey won $2 million.
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