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Three Powerball tickets sold in California fell just one number short of winning the $179 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
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Instead, the lucky tickets won $809,204 each.
The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Aug. 1, the California State Lottery said.
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
Where were winning Powerball tickets sold in California?
The lucky tickets were sold at a Shell station at 6750 Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton, a Chevron station at 11951 W. Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles, and La Buena Market, 221 E. Helen Ave. in Reedley, lottery officials said.
Pleasanton is about 40 miles east of San Francisco. Reedley is about 35 miles southeast of Fresno.
What were winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing?
The winning numbers were 6, 17, 27, 48 and 50 with a Powerball of 5.
The Power Play multiplier was 3x.
A player in Virginia won $2 million, and player sin Maryland and Texas won $1 million each.
What is the Powerball jackpot up to now?
Nobody won the jackpot, which now rises to an estimated $748 million, with a cash value of about $325.1 million, for the next drawing Monday, Aug. 3, the national Powerball site said.
More than 1.3 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said. There were more than 160,000 winners in California.
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The Powerball jackpot was last won May 2, when players from Florida and Texas hit the $20 million jackpot.
How to play Powerball lottery game
To score a jackpot in 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.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time and can be streamed online.
The next drawing will be Monday, Aug. 3.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.
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