Powerball players just miss $195 million jackpot — but still win big in California

Two Powerball tickets sold in California won nearly $38,000 each but narrowly missed the $195 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The tickets matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Sept. 21, the California Lottery said. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $208 million, with a cash value of $104.6 million, for the next drawing Monday, Sept. 23, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 17, 19, 21, 37 and 45 with a Powerball of 14, the California Lottery said. The Power Play was 2.

Players in Florida and North Carolina won $2 million and $1 million respectively in the drawing.

More than 620,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Aug. 19, when a California player won the $44 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 September 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Powerball players just miss $195 million jackpot — but still win big in California."