The winner said he buys Powerball tickets regularly and was shocked when he learned he'd won the $1 million prize.

A Powerball ticket sold in Western Washington missed the jackpot but still won big, according to lottery officials. The Powerball player matched four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the drawing on Saturday, Jan. 3, according to a spokesperson for Washington’s Lottery and the national Powerball website.

Powerball and Mega Millions players in Florida just went through a triple whammy in billion-dollar lottery streaks for 2025 — but it wasn’t all bad news. No one in the Sunshine State won the grand prize in these newsworthy lottery drawings: In September,