Beattie had just won $1 million. He was so excited he had the clerk scan the ticket to confirm the unbelievable prize, Beattie told lottery officials. Desert Hot Springs is about a 15-mile drive north of Palm Springs.
The Powerball jackpot rose to $30 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing. Check here for the winning numbers for April 2, 2025.
A Powerball ticket sold in California won the $527 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, March 29, the California Lottery said. The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Anaheim, which is about a 25-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles, officials said.
A lucky person in California won the Powerball jackpot in Saturday's drawing, which was worth over $500 million.
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, March 29 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $527 million ($243.8 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.
A ticket sold in Northeast Ohio matched five white balls, winning $1 million in the massive Powerball drawing on March 29.
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A California Powerball lottery player won the estimated $527 million jackpot on Saturday night, only the second time the game’s largest prize was won in 2025. The winning numbers were 7, 11, 21, 53, 61, and the red Powerball of 1.
A single ticket recently sold at the convenience store matches all 5 numbers and the Powerball from Saturday’s drawing and is now worth an estimated $515 million, the California Lottery announced.