We have a lucky Powerball player in Southern California. Video broadcast Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023 on Today in LA.
Five lucky numbers made someone who bought a lottery ticket in Southern California a multi-millionaire.
A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, in Monday night’s Powerball lottery drawing was sold at a Fontana convenience store. That ticket is worth $3,987,249, the California Lottery announced.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone stepped forward to claim the prize. The ticket was purchased at ARCO AM PM at 16120 Slover Avenue.
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There were no tickets sold with all six numbers, which means the estimated jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is expected to grow to $653 million.
The numbers drawn Monday were 1, 4, 12, 36, 49 and the Powerball number was 5. The jackpot was $613 million. The drawing was the 30th since a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.87.
In California, players have 180 days from the drawing date to claim a Powerball prize. If someone wins the Powerball jackpot, they have up to one year from the date of the draw to claim it.
