Powerball player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $621,419 and narrowly missed the $185 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, June 5, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $206 million, with a cash value of $95.7 million, for the next drawing Saturday, June 8, according to the national Powerball site.

The winning numbers were 8, 44, 45, 51 and 69, with a Powerball of 12.

The $621,419 ticket was sold at a convenience store in Milpitas, which is about a 45-mile drive southeast from San Francisco.

California adjusts Powerball prizes based on the number of tickets sold and winners.

Nearly 46,000 other Powerball tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $4 to more than $500, the state lottery 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 June 6, 2024 at 6:20 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."