Powerball player misses jackpot but wins big prize in NC. Where was the ticket sold?
A Powerball player just missed a $59 million jackpot prize — but still scored a big win in North Carolina.
The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Jan. 27 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show.
The winning numbers: white balls 2-40-47-53-55, with red Powerball 20.
So, where was the lucky ticket sold? The winner spent $2 at a Shell gas station in Jacksonville, home to the Camp Lejeune military base and a roughly 120-mile drive southeast from Raleigh, an N.C. Education Lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email.
The player is set to get richer after their ticket matched four white balls and the red ball. The winner was one number from hitting the jackpot, which stood at an estimated $59 million the night of the drawing, according to the Powerball website.
Lottery officials shared news about the big win early Jan. 28, before the lucky ticket holder would have had a chance to come forward. In North Carolina, Powerball winners have about six months to cash in on their prizes, rules show.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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.
This story was originally published January 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM with the headline "Powerball player misses jackpot but wins big prize in NC. Where was the ticket sold?."
