A Powerball player in California missed out on the $163 million jackpot but still won $29,466, lottery officials said. The ticket in the Dec. 30 drawing matched four winning Powerball numbers plus the Powerball, according to the California Lottery.

The California Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 30, 2024, results for each game: 09-19-33-38-39, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 3 Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.

Powerball jumped to $163 million for Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, just before New Year’s Eve. Mega Millions was at $1.22 billion days earlier

Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $26,487 each, but just missed the $145 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 28, the California Lottery said.

The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $20 million after a lottery player in California won the $1.269 billion on Saturday, according to the Mega Millions website.

The Powerball jackpot increased again after it remained unclaimed, but one lucky person won a couple million on Christmas.

The biggest Florida Lottery winners in December - with tickets sold in the state - were two Mega Millions tickets worth $1 million each.

The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Monday, Dec. 30 drawing with a jackpot is back to $163 million ($73.9 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.