Powerball player just misses $45 million jackpot in New Jersey — but still wins big
A lucky Powerball player in New Jersey won $1 million after narrowly missing the $45 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
The player matched five of the white balls but missed the red Powerball during the Monday, June 17, drawing.
The winning ticket was bought at ShopRite of Livingston, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The winning numbers were 30, 48, 53, 58, 66 and 9.
No one hit the jackpot during the drawing, so the prize money has grown to $56 million for the Wednesday, June 19, drawing.
A New Jersey player hit the Powerball jackpot worth $222.6 million in the June 10 drawing.
Livingston is about a 10-mile drive northwest from Newark.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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 can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price 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 June 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $45 million jackpot in New Jersey — but still wins big."
