One lucky Southern Californian has won over $2.3 million after numbers were drawn for the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Although no winner hit all six numbers for the $1.5 billion jackpot, one ticket matched five numbers and will take home $2,323,527.<\/p>\n
The winning numbers were<\/a> 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 and a Powerball of 20. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.<\/p>\n The SoCal ticket that hit five numbers was sold at Wright\u2019s Market at 2691 Ventura Blvd. in Oxnard.<\/p>\n The Powerball jackpot will rise to an estimated $1.6 billion<\/a> for the next drawing on Monday, Dec. 22 \u2013 the game\u2019s fourth-largest prize ever and the fifth-largest among all U.S. lottery jackpots.<\/p>\n If a player wins Monday\u2019s jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize estimated at $1.60 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $735.3 million. Both prize options are before taxes.<\/p>\n If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5 percent each year.<\/p>\n The new prize marks only the second time in Powerball history that the game has produced back-to-back jackpots exceeding $1 billion. The only other time was in 2023, when a $1.08 billion jackpot was won on July 19, followed by a $1.765 billion jackpot on Oct. 11. Both jackpots were won in California.<\/p>\n The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million and the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9.<\/p>\n Top 10 largest U.S. lottery jackpots across Powerball and Mega Millions:<\/p>\n $2.04 Billion \u2013 Powerball \u2013 Nov. 7, 2022 \u2013 CA<\/p>\n $1.787 Billion \u2013 Powerball \u2013 Sept. 6, 2025 \u2013 MO, TX<\/p>\n $1.765 Billion \u2013 Powerball \u2013 Oct. 11, 2023 \u2013 CA<\/p>\n $1.602 Billion \u2013 Mega Millions \u2013 Aug. 8, 2023 \u2013 FL<\/p>\n $1.60 Billion est. \u2013 Powerball \u2013 Dec. 22, 2025<\/p>\n $1.586 Billion \u2013 Powerball \u2013 Jan. 13, 2016 \u2013 CA, FL, TN<\/p>\n $1.537 Billion \u2013 Mega Millions \u2013 Oct. 23, 2018 \u2013 SC<\/p>\n $1.348 Billion \u2013 Mega Millions \u2013 Jan. 13, 2023 \u2013 ME<\/p>\n $1.337 Billion \u2013 Mega Millions \u2013 July 29, 2022 \u2013 IL<\/p>\n $1.326 Billion \u2013 Powerball \u2013 April 6, 2024 \u2013 OR<\/p>\n Lottery officials noted that so far, the 45 consecutive Powerball drawings without a jackpot winner have raised over $100 million for public schools in California.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery California Lottery game sold contributes to the Lottery\u2019s mission of raising extra money for California\u2019s public schools,\u201d lottery officials said. \u201cThese funds support a variety of programs across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n