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.

A Powerball ticket sold in West Virginia won $1 million but missed the $353 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket matched all five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, March 12, the West Virginia Lottery said.

A $250,000 winning Powerball ticket sold in Michigan expired with no winner claiming it – so the money has been designated for the state's School Aid Fund. The Michigan Lottery made that announcement Tuesday,