Near-miss on $638 million Powerball jackpot still a big winner in California

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $2.08 million, narrowly missing out on the $638 million top jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched all five winning numbers in the draw Monday, Dec. 25, but not the Powerball, the California Lottery said.

Nobody claimed the top prize, which will carry over to the next drawing Wednesday, Dec. 27, with an estimated jackpot of $685 million, lottery officials said.

The winning numbers were 5, 12, 20, 24 and 29, with a Powerball of 4.

More than 141,000 tickets sold in California won from $4 to more than $15,000 in the draw, the lottery said.

The $2 million ticket was sold at a doughnut shop in Anaheim, 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 cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times 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 December 26, 2023 at 9:31 AM with the headline "Near-miss on $638 million Powerball jackpot still a big winner in California."