Winning Numbers In $1.5 Billion Powerball Drawing
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The numbers for a $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
They are 4, 8, 19, 27, 34, with a Powerball of 10.
The California Lottery has confirmed one jackpot winner in Chino Hills and said there were winning tickets in Tennessee and Florida.
We have a winner in California! A jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Chino Hills. We're still awaiting results from other states.
— California Lottery (@calottery) January 14, 2016
We also had 12 tickets match 5 of 6 numbers in tonight's draw! Check your tickets at https://t.co/2ClQgEVlbd
— California Lottery (@calottery) January 14, 2016
It was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, California, said Alex Travesta, a spokesman for that state's lottery. The identity of the winner is not yet known.
Also, 12 tickets in California matched five of the six numbers drawn.
Cities that sold tickets that matched 5 of six numbers: Nipton, Chula Vista, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica... (1/2)
— California Lottery (@calottery) January 14, 2016
Cities that sold tickets that matched 5 of 6 numbers: Tustin, Pacoima, Vacaville, Cloverdale, Redlands, Gardena, Irwindale (2/2)
— California Lottery (@calottery) January 14, 2016
Those winners are in Tustin, Pacoima, Vacaville, Cloverdale, Redlands, Gardena, Irwindale, Nipton, Chula Vista, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Santa Monica.
Update: we can confirm no #Powerball jackpot wins in Minnesota. However, 12 tickets out there are each worth $50k. Check 'em closely!
— Minnesota Lottery (@mnlottery) January 14, 2016
No jackpot winner in Minnesota.
Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game, said they expected more than 85 percent of the possible number combinations would have been bought for the drawing. The odds of winning were 1 in 292.2 million.