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.

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

Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $26,487 each, but just missed the $145 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 28, the California Lottery said.

Two Powerball tickets sold in Arizona and North Carolina won $1 million each, but just missed the $181 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning Powerball numbers, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 1, the national Powerball site said.

The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $20 million after a lottery player in California won the $1.269 billion on Saturday, according to the Mega Millions website.

Several lucky Arizona lottery players won big in recent drawings, including two prizes worth $1 million or more on Triple Twist and Powerball games.

A lucky lottery player in New York state recently scored $50,000 with a. The New York Lottery announced the winning ticket for the Jan. 1 drawing matched four white balls and the red Powerball. It was sold at Myrtle Convenience Deli,

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $200 million. Two tickets were sold matching five numbers but not the Powerball Arizona and North Carolina.