Lakeside Powerball Ticket Wins 2.26 Million Dollars

A lottery ticket sold at a convenience store in Lakeside, California, earned its holder $2,259,918 after matching five numbers in Saturday evening's Powerball drawing but missing the designated Powerball number. The ticket was purchased at Americo Gas, located at 12402 Woodside Avenue, according to City News Service.

The prize reflects California's rules for distributing major lottery winnings. According to the California Lottery, prizes for tickets matching five numbers without the Powerball number can differ from the fixed amounts offered in other states because California distributes major lottery prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, with payouts determined by ticket sales and the number of winners.

Saturday's drawing produced no ticket matching all six numbers, leaving the game's estimated jackpot at $538 million for Monday's drawing. Before the drawing, the estimated jackpot had stood at $516 million, according to the report.

The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 4, 19, 33 and 51, with 15 as the Powerball number. The Lakeside ticket matched the five main numbers but did not match the additional number required to win the jackpot.

Saturday's drawing marked the 24th consecutive drawing since a ticket matched all six numbers, according to City News Service. The growing jackpot followed the continued absence of a top-prize winner.

The Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts Powerball, places the odds of matching all five main numbers and the Powerball number at 1 in 292.2 million. The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9, according to the association.

Powerball is offered across 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. The game awards prizes at multiple levels, with the jackpot reserved for tickets matching all six numbers.