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Powerball player wins $1 million prize. Where in the US was the lucky ticket sold?

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $484 million, with a cash value of about $228.1 million.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $484 million, with a cash value of about $228.1 million. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey won $1 million but just missed the $462 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Monday, March 24, the national Powerball site said.

A ticket sold in Florida also won $1 million in the drawing.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $484 million, with a cash value of about $228.1 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, March 26, the site said.

The winning numbers were 6, 23, 35, 36 and 47, with a Powerball of 12, the lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

More than 515,000 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 Jan. 18, when an Oregon player hit the $329 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

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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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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