A Powerball player in California missed out on the $163 million jackpot but still won $29,466, lottery officials said. The ticket in the Dec. 30 drawing matched four winning Powerball numbers plus the Powerball, according to the California Lottery.

Check back here at 11 p.m. for the Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025: Powerball drawings are held three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Monday drawings were added in 2021.

The Powerball jackpot increased again after it remained unclaimed, but one lucky person won a couple million on Christmas.