The Ticket Matched Five Numbers From Wednesday Night’s Drawing
A Powerball ticket worth $239,862 has been sold at M&A Tobacco, a tobacco store located in the 1800 block of Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, NBC Los Angeles reported.
The ticket successfully matched five numbers from Wednesday night’s drawing but missed the Powerball number. This drawing marks the 21st consecutive drawing without a ticket that matched all six numbers. Therefore, the jackpot for the upcoming Saturday drawing has increased to $308 million.
In other states, tickets that match five numbers but miss the Powerball number are valued at either $1 million or $2 million. However, California law mandates that major lottery game prizes be paid on a pari-mutuel basis. The winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing were 16, 21, 29, 53, 66, and the Powerball number was 2. The initial jackpot for that drawing was $285 million.
