Player wins $526.5 million Powerball jackpot in California
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Someone hit the Powerball jackpot.
A California player won the $526.5 million jackpot in Saturday’s drawing, lottery officials said. In cash, that’s $243.8 million.
It’s the second Powerball jackpot win this year. In January, a player in Oregon hit big with a $328.5 million jackpot.
The next drawing will have a $20 million jackpot, worth $9.3 million in cash.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $29 million with the next drawing on Tuesday. Starting this week, Mega Millions ticket prices will be $5 and the game will change to include more multipliers and bigger jackpots.