A Powerball ticket worth $122,105 was sold at Blue Bird Liquor on Hawthorne Boulevard in Hawthorne after the Monday, May 4 drawing, according to lottery figures. The ticket matched four white balls plus the red Powerball under California's draw rules. The May 4 drawing did not produce a jackpot winner, so the top prize climbed to an estimated $30 million for the next drawing on Wednesday.
According to the California Lottery, the May 4 winning numbers were 30, 36, 42, 60 and 63, with Powerball 13. One California ticket hit the 4-plus-Powerball tier for $122,105. The same draw breakdown lists 29,515 winning tickets statewide across all prize levels.
Where The Ticket Was Sold
FOX 11 Los Angeles reports that the winning ticket was sold at Blue Bird Liquor on Hawthorne Boulevard in Hawthorne. The corner market at 13746 Hawthorne Blvd has long been a local lottery landmark, with a history of big payoffs and long lines during major jackpot runs, as the Los Angeles Times has noted.
How That Turned Into Six Figures
Nationally, the Powerball prize chart typically lists a $50,000 award for tickets that match four white balls plus the Powerball. Powerball lists the May 4 outcome at that standard level.
California, however, calculates many Powerball prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning payouts depend on ticket sales and the number of winners. That system helps explain why the lone California 4-plus-Powerball ticket for the May 4 draw paid out $122,105 instead of the usual fixed $50,000 seen in most other states. Not a bad bump for landing four numbers and the Powerball.
Claiming And Deadlines
According to the California Lottery, non-jackpot Powerball prizes must be postmarked or received by Lottery offices within 180 days of the winning draw. Powerball jackpot prizes have up to one year to be claimed.
The Lottery recommends that winners sign the back of any ticket immediately, visit a district office for prizes over $600, and use certified mail if submitting a claim form and ticket by post. For whoever holds this Blue Bird Liquor ticket, that bit of paperwork is worth $122,105.
