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.

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.

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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky woman won $100,000 after realizing she threw her winning ticket in the trash. Kentucky Lottery officials said an Estill County woman added Power Play to her Powerball ticket to double her winnings then realized she accidently threw away her winning ticket.