A man woke up in the middle of the night to his wife's yelling after she checked his Powerball ticket - and learned he had won big in Virginia. Scott Skinner narrowly missed the $84 million jackpot in the May 10 drawing,

A Powerball player in Washington won $1 million, just missing the $190 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, May 28, Washington’s Lottery said.

The numbers drawn Wednesday were 23, 27, 32, 35, 59 and the Powerball number was 11. A supermarket in Orange sold a ticket worth just over $1.32M.

A ticket nearly netted a lucky Powerball player in Stanislaus County the jackpot, but they'll still walk away with some cash.

A Powerball player in California won $79,140, just missing the $177 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Monday, May 26, the California Lottery site said.

One ticket — worth $150,000 because it was purchased with the Powerball for an extra $1 — was bought at Super Fresh on Lyons Avenue in Irvington, Essex County, the New Jersey Lottery said. A $50,000 ticket was bought at QuickChek on Route 206 in Hillsborough, Somerset County.

“We were still anxious,” the wife said. Officials said the couple wondered if what they were seeing was too good to be true. The couple became convinced once they turned the ticket over to staff at the Lottery’s Claims Center in Columbia, who verified the win.

This Saturday, the United States Powerball draw offers a staggering $207 million jackpot, equivalent to P11 billion, igniting the dreams of anyone who has ever imagined winning big. For years, playing the Powerball seemed limited to those who could travel to the US to buy tickets in person. However, now, Filipinos can participate from anywhere.