One Roseville player came painfully close to the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night, walking away with a hefty six-figure prize while the big money rolled over yet again. The winning ticket, sold at a local gas station, matched all five white balls but missed the red Powerball, landing an estimated $470,739 payout under California rules as the top prize climbed to $86 million for Saturday's drawing.
Winning numbers and another rollover
The Multi-State Lottery Association's official results show that Wednesday's winning numbers were 22, 31, 52, 56 and 67, with Powerball 15, and that no tickets matched all six numbers, according to Powerball. That draw carried an estimated $70 million jackpot, and with no grand-prize winner, the advertised pot has now grown to roughly $86 million for the next game. The national results page also notes that the standard fixed prize for matching the five white balls is $1 million, and that the Power Play option can double that in states that offer it.
California’s top winner and where the ticket was sold
The California Lottery reports that a single match-five ticket was sold at Safeway Fuel in Roseville and lists the prize at about $470,739, according to the California Lottery. Because California pays certain lottery prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, its actual payouts can differ from the fixed prize amounts posted on the national Powerball site. The Lottery's draw page also breaks down all winning tiers statewide and highlights the Roseville retailer among the top ticket locations for this draw.
Why California’s payout comes up short of $1 million
On the national results page, the fixed payout for matching five white balls is listed at $1 million, and a Power Play multiplier can bump that to $2 million in participating jurisdictions, per Powerball. California's pari-mutuel system, which divides a set prize pool among winners based on ticket sales and the number of winning tickets, is the reason the Roseville prize lands below that national benchmark. In practical terms, the same set of winning numbers can pay different amounts depending on where the ticket is bought.
Odds of winning and what players should do next
The odds of matching all five numbers plus the Powerball sit at about 1 in 292.2 million, and the overall chance of winning any prize is roughly 1 in 24.9, according to the California Lottery. For anyone holding a ticket, the Lottery recommends using its mobile app or website to check numbers, and advises that prizes over $599 be claimed at a District Office with a completed claim form.
The next Powerball drawing is set for Saturday, with the pot listed at about $86 million. Local outlets quickly picked up the Roseville near-jackpot story earlier in the day, and MyNewsLA covered the regional angle on the rising jackpot.
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