Powerball ballooned to $126 million after one ticket in North Carolina hit all but one number, narrowly missing the jackpot.
The winning numbers for the Monday drawing were 6, 19, 22, 28, 48 and the Powerball number was 24.
The winner in North Carolina hit all the numbers in the multi-state game, but missed the Powerball, still netting them a cool $1 million.
The odds of hitting all five numbers and the Powerball is one in 292.2 million.
There has been eight drawings since a ticket hit the Powerball. Another person in North Carolina hit the jackpot of $209 million with a cash value of $95.3 million on Jan. 21.
The next drawing is Wednesday night at 7:59 p.m. PT.
One lucky person in California matched four numbers and the Powerball for the Feb. 7 drawing. The ticket fell one number short of winning the $102 million jackpot then, but they still won $56,279.
The lucky ticket was sold at La Hacienda Market at 365 Main Street in Fillmore, located about 45 miles east of Santa Barbara, lottery officials told the Sacramento Bee.
The largest lottery winner in US history, Edwin Castro, won his $2.04 billion prize in 2022.
The Powerball is held in every state except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
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