The lottery jackpot was an estimated $456 million with a cash option of $219.9 million for Monday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Aug. 19 when a California lottery player won a $44.

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $562,699 but just missed the $409 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Oct. 16, the California Lottery said. It was sold at Quality Market in Newcastle, which is about a 30-mile drive northwest from Sacramento.

A Powerball ticket sold in California won nearly $60,000 but just missed the $371 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball to win $59,783 in the drawing Saturday, Oct. 12, the California Lottery said.

One California lottery player struck it rich with a Powerball ticket worth more than $2 million. But don’t worry, if that wasn't you, you can try your luck on the jackpot for the next drawing, which has ballooned more than 150-fold.

A ticket sold at Quality Market in Newcastle, CA matched five of six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, winning the lucky owner $562,699.

While there was no winner for Saturday night's Powerball jackpot, one person who purchased a ticket in Southern California came close to winning the top prize and is raking in some big bucks.

A Powerball ticket sold in Lake Elsinore was the state's biggest winner in the most recent lottery drawing, but came just short of winning the ultimate prize.