Powerball ticket worth $222K sold in California
Winner not yet ID'ed in $1 billion Powerball jackpot
The identity of the $1 billion Powerball jackpot remains a mystery. However, what we do know is that the winning ticket was sold in a downtown Los Angeles minimart and the business owner will be awarded money for selling the winning ticket.
LOS ANGELES - Someone who bought a Powerball jackpot in San Diego County came very, very close to winning the big prize!
According to the drawing data from California Lottery, a ticket with five of the six winning numbers was sold in Spring Valley at a 76 gas station located at 11936 Campo Road.
That ticket is worth $222,615.
The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 3-14-12-28-49 with a red Powerball number of 25.
The Wednesday, July 26 drawing jackpot is now an estimated $41 million with cash value of $21.2 million.
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The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
But don't let those odds sway you from taking a chance if you're feeling lucky!
Last week, one lucky person who purchased a Powerball ticket at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles won the $1 billion jackpot.
Single $1B Powerball ticket sold in DTLA
Meet the owner of the store in DTLA that sold the lone jackpot winning Powerball ticket!
The store owner, Navor Herrera, received a $1 million bonus for selling the single winning ticket in the country.
The winner of last week's drawing has not yet been publicly identified.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.