A Powerball ticket sold in Virginia won $1 million but just missed the $184 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Monday, Nov. 25, the national Powerball site said.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York Lottery announced that there was a third prize winning Powerball ticket sold in Buffalo during the Nov. 25, 2024 drawing. A Delta Sonic Carwash located on Main Street sold the ticket which was worth $50,000.

A lucky lottery player checked a forgotten Powerball ticket and was stunned to see a life-changing prize of $1 million. The high Powerball jackpot initially caught the man’s attention, so he bought a ticket, Washington’s Lottery said in a Nov. 25 news release. He forgot about his purchase for a few days, lottery officials said.