Powerball player just misses nearly $1 billion jackpot — but still wins big in Michigan
A Powerball ticket sold in Michigan won $1 million, just missing out on the estimated $951 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Saturday, March 30, but not the Powerball, the Michigan Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $975 million, with a cash value of nearly $472 million, for the next drawing Monday, April 1, according to the national Powerball site.
The winning numbers were 12, 13, 33, 50 and 52, with a Powerball of 23.
The winning ticket was purchased at a liquor store in Kentwood, which is about a 10-mile drive southeast of Grand Rapids.
More than 85,000 other tickets sold in Michigan also won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000 in the draw, the lottery said.
Tickets sold in Illinois, Louisiana and Pennsylvania also matched five numbers but not the Powerball.
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 March 31, 2024 at 9:50 AM.