A Powerball player in Virginia fell short of the $20 million jackpot prize, but still won big, lottery officials said. John Sarwari won $50,000 in the Jan. 20 drawing and tripled it with a Power Play add on, the Virginia Lottery said in a March 14 news release.

A lucky Powerball player in Colorado won $1 million but just missed the $353 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The winning ticket matched five numbers, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Wednesday, March 12, according to the national Powerball site.

Three lucky Powerball players in Texas won thousands after narrowly missing the $353 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The winning tickets matched four out of five numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Wednesday, March 12, according to the Texas Lottery.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $353 million for Wednesday’s drawing after no one won the top prize on Monday. If someone matches all six numbers, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $165.7 million. There were no lucky winners on Monday as no one won either the jackpot, $2 million or $1 million prizes.

BROOKLYN, NY – A lucky Powerball player in Brooklyn has won a $50,000 third-prize in the March 12 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Nahal Petroleum, located at 2978 Cropsey Avenue. Powerball numbers are drawn three times a week, with players selecting numbers from a field of one to 69, plus a red Power Ball from a separate pool of one to 26.