Powerball CA Winning Numbers Wednesday, July 12, 2017

With Powerball's jackpot back up over $155 million, many players stood in line to get their tickets on Wednesday, July 12. Still, there were no tickets sold with all six numbers.

Now, the Saturday drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery's jackpot is expected to grow to $172 million. Time to get that office pool going once again, one California resident was overheard saying on social media.

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 1, 2, 18, 23, 61 and the Powerball number was 9. The estimated jackpot was $155 million.

A New Jersey ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number is worth $1 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

That's a nice down payment on a Wow! house like this Seal Beach Pool Home For $1.6 Million

Still, there's reason to check your tickets, as Powerball offers lots of ways to win.

In California, no ticket holders matched 5, however 2 lucky ticket holders matched 4, plus Powerball and will take home $17,000 this week.

The 44 who matched 4 will grab a quick $400.

The 134 ticket holders who matched 3, plus Powerball, will garner $136.

Still, nearly 3,000 Powerball tickets matched 3, and for the same prize, 2,500 matched 2 plus the Powerball and will be allotted a whopping $7.

Those 19,448 Californians who matched one number plus the Powerball will get $4 and finally the lucky 44,000 tickets that matched the Powerball number earn a $3. Worth the price of admission, if you only bought one ticket.

The drawing was the ninth since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million, according to the Powerball website. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.87.

The Powerball game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Photo, Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff