The Powerball jackpot is now up to $173 million.

In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. In January 2025, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.

California lottery players hoping to strike it rich will get another shot at a multimillion-dollar prize after the Powerball jackpot rose to $375 million for the Wednesday, July 1 drawing. No one matched all six numbers for Monday night's drawing, worth ...

A Powerball ticket sold in the Sacramento area matched all five of the winning white-ball numbers Wednesday night, earning the ticket holder a prize worth $820,520, according to lottery officials. The ticket did not match the Powerball number, meaning it ...

California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners. The lucky ticket was sold at Gold Ranch Lottery at 1 Gold Ranch Road in Floriston, lottery officials said. Floriston is about 110 miles northeast of Sacramento. The winning numbers were 18, 56, 62, 65 and 67 with a Powerball of 18.

A new analysis ranks the states that produce the most jackpot winners, but experts say where you live won't improve your odds — and taxes could make a bigger difference.