Powerball ticket wins $317,465 for five numbers, jackpot $145M

A California Powerball ticket sold in Gardena matched five of the six winning numbers in the Wednesday, Sept. 24 drawing and won $317,465, lottery officials said, but no ticket matched the Powerball and the grand prize rolled over to the next drawing. The winning white balls were 15, 31, 45, 49 and 53, the Powerball was 19, and the Power Play multiplier was 3x, the California Lottery said. The next jackpot was listed on the national Powerball site as an estimated $145 million, with a cash value of about $67.4 million.

The California ticket, sold at Dat Moi Market about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, captured the fifth-tier prize because it matched all five white balls but not the red Powerball. California adjusts prize payouts based on ticket sales and the number of winners, the lottery said. More than 380,000 other Powerball tickets nationwide also won prizes in the drawing, ranging from $4 to $150,000, officials said.

Some reports circulated earlier that placed the next jackpot at about $127 million with a roughly $59 million lump-sum value, reflecting differing timetables for estimating annuity and cash options. The national Powerball listing showing the $145 million...