
A Powerball player in Washington won $1 million, just missing the $503 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Monday, Aug. 11, the Washington Lottery said.
The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Vancouver, which is about a 10-mile drive north from Portland, Oregon, lottery officials told McClatchy News in an email.
Tickets sold in New Jersey and Virginia also won $1 million prizes.
The winning numbers were 6, 16, 33, 40 and 62 with a Powerball of 2. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Powerball jackpot rises
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $526 million, with a cash value of about $241 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, Aug. 13, the national Powerball site said.
More than 620,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot was last won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million grand prize.
What to know about Powerball
To score a 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.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.
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