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La Mesa Powerball Lottery Player Settles for $3.2M After Missing $97M Prize by One Number

A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their Powerball numbers at a market in Prospect, Pa., Oct. 28, 2022.
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A Powerball ticket netted one lucky player in La Mesa a small prize of $3.2 million, state lottery officials confirmed.

The ticket, which matched five numbers correctly but not the Powerball number, was sold at a 7-Eleven on Amaya Drive. Five correct numbers and a correct Powerball number would've earned the player a cool $97 million.

If you're reading this and that winning ticket is yours, here's what you should do:

After completing those steps, kindly send a check to the NBC 7 digital team.

San Diego is no stranger to lottery winners.

Last November, a $38-million ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven on Spruce Street in San Diego. Back in 2019, a Fallbrook player won $2 million on a scratcher. There have been a handful of sub-$1-million lottery wins in between.

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