{"id":37420,"date":"2025-03-26T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/?p=37420"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:14:37","slug":"california-powerball-player-narrowly-misses-443m-jackpot-but-still-wins-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/california-powerball-player-narrowly-misses-443m-jackpot-but-still-wins-big\/","title":{"rendered":"California Powerball Player Narrowly Misses Jackpot but Still Wins Big"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Powerball player in California came strikingly close to changing their life forever after nearly hitting the $443 million jackpot<\/strong>\u2014but they didn\u2019t walk away empty-handed. The winning ticket matched four white balls and the red Powerball, earning the holder $63,554<\/strong>, according to officials from the California Lottery<\/strong>. While it wasn\u2019t the top prize, the win is still a significant one in one of the nation\u2019s most popular lottery games.<\/p>\n

The lucky ticket was purchased at Northgate Market in Bell<\/strong>, a city located just 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The draw took place on Saturday, March 22<\/strong>, and while no one won the grand prize<\/strong>, the event still created hundreds of thousands of smaller winners across the country. The next drawing<\/strong> is scheduled for Monday, March 24<\/strong>, with the jackpot climbing even higher\u2014estimated at $461 million<\/strong>, with a cash value of $217.2 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Powerball Numbers and Nationwide Wins<\/h2>\n

The winning numbers drawn were 6, 7, 25, 46, 57<\/strong>, and the Powerball was 12<\/strong>. The Power Play multiplier was 3x<\/strong>, increasing potential non-jackpot winnings for those who opted in.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, more than 825,000 tickets<\/strong> scored prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000<\/strong>, showcasing the wide appeal and reach of Powerball. The last time someone claimed the grand prize was on January 18<\/strong>, when a lucky player in Oregon<\/strong> walked away with $329 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What to Know About Powerball<\/h2>\n

To claim the jackpot, players must match all five white balls plus the red Powerball<\/strong>\u2014a feat with odds of 1 in 292,201,338<\/strong>. Despite the long odds, millions of hopefuls participate in each draw, chasing the life-changing potential that Powerball offers.<\/p>\n

Drawings take place three times a week<\/strong>\u2014on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET<\/strong>. Tickets can be purchased until shortly before each drawing, though deadlines and prices vary by state<\/strong>. Powerball is available in 45 states<\/strong>, along with Washington D.C., Puerto Rico<\/strong>, and the U.S. Virgin Islands<\/strong>, and draws can be viewed online.<\/p>\n

As the jackpot continues to rise, the excitement builds nationwide, and stories like this California winner remind players that even a near miss can result in a major payday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Powerball player in California came strikingly close to changing their life forever after nearly hitting the $443 million jackpot\u2014but they didn\u2019t walk away empty-handed. The winning ticket matched four white balls and the red Powerball, earning the holder $63,554, according to officials from the California Lottery. While it wasn\u2019t the top prize, the win […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"hide","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"custom","post_date_format_custom":"m\/d\/Y H:i","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"The lucky ticket was purchased at Northgate Market in Bell, a city located just 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[80],"class_list":["post-37420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","tag-powerball"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}