Powerball players just miss $88 million jackpot in California - but still win big
Briefly

Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $27,402 each after matching four of the five winning numbers and the Powerball in the February 1 draw. The jackpot of $88 million was not won, and it increased to an estimated $100 million for the next drawing on February 3. The specific winning numbers were 23, 29, 32, 49, and 61, with the Powerball being 8. Additionally, over 500,000 other tickets won smaller prizes between $4 and $100,000.
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.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $100 million, with a cash value of about $45.3 million, for the next drawing.
Read at Sacramento Bee
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