35 CA Residents Win Big Powerball Prizes In Historic Drawings

Two Powerball tickets sold in California are worth more than $1.56 million, according to the California State Lottery. Two tickets containing five correct numbers were sold at:

• Circle K, 7850 Amador Valley Boulevard, Dublin
• Love's Travel Stop, 2000 East Tehachapi Boulevard, Tehachapi

Still, no one in California correctly guessed that crucial sixth Powerball number, which would have netted them a staggering $1.787 billion. That prize, the second largest in the game's history, was split two winning tickets in Texas and Missouri. If anyone beats the 1 in 292.2 million odds, they have the choice of receiving yearly payments totaling $1.787 billion, or a lump sum payment of $826.4 million.

Saturday's numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and 17.

However, dozens of people in the Golden State still have something to cheer about after the weekend drawing.

Thirty-three people across California guessed 4 Powerball numbers correctly for Saturday's drawing, winning $24,271 each, according to the California Lottery website.

And though it might not be "time to quit my job" money, 1,007 lucky Californians also won $397 in Saturday's Powerball game by matching four numbers correctly.

“Giant jackpots like the one we were all watching these past few weeks help us to build excitement in California – not only around the possibility of winning millions or billions, but also the natural benefit they bring when more people play,” California State Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker said in a statement. “Larger prize pots attract more players, giving our sales a boost, and in turn – benefitting public education even more.”

For each $2 Powerball ticket sold in California, roughly 80 cents goes to public schools.

As noted, Saturday's Powerball win is the second largest lottery win in history, but the largest was a $2.04 billion win in November 2022 at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California.

Here are the top 5 of all time:

• Powerball: $2.04 billion (Nov. 7, 2022, California)
• Powerball: $1.787 billion (Sept. 6, 2025, Missouri and Texas)
• Powerball: $1.765 billion (Oct. 11, 2023, California)
• Mega Millions: $1.602 billion (Aug. 8, 2023, Florida)
• Powerball: $1.586 billion (Jan. 13, 2016, California, Florida, Tennessee)

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