Northern California Ticket Wins $73,668 Powerball Prize
A ticket sold in San Pablo matched four white balls and the Powerball in the November 4 drawing.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Gambling
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A Powerball ticket sold at a Chevron station in San Pablo matched four white balls and the Powerball in the Wednesday, November 4 drawing, winning $73,668. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, and 56 with a Powerball of 21, and the Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Why it matters
The win is one of more than 130,000 Powerball tickets sold in California that claimed prizes in the drawing. Players across California and the country are reminded that most winning tickets pay far less than the headline jackpot.
The winning ticket was sold at a Chevron station at 3411 Blume Drive in San Pablo, and the Power Play multiplier was 2x for the drawing. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, while more than one million U.S. tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000.
The players
Powerball
Powerball is a multistate lottery game played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, known for its large jackpots.
California Lottery
The California Lottery is the state agency that administers lottery games and sets prize adjustments based on ticket sales and the number of winners.
The details
The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the Wednesday, November 4 drawing. Separately, a New Jersey player won the $847 million Powerball jackpot, and California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and the number of winners.
Timeline
August 12: An Illinois player won the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the previous record-setting prize.
Wednesday, November 4: The drawing in which the San Pablo ticket won $73,668.
Saturday, November 7: The next Powerball drawing, with an estimated $20 million jackpot and a cash value of about $8.6 million.
Lottery Landscape
The San Pablo win comes weeks after an Illinois player claimed the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot on August 12, a record that drew national attention to the game. Smaller prizes like this one remain far more common than jackpot wins, which is why the Powerball game is structured around many tiers of payouts.
Players in California can check their tickets against the official results for the Wednesday, November 4 drawing. The next drawing on Saturday, November 7 offers an estimated $20 million jackpot for those buying tickets this week.
The takeaway
Smaller Powerball prizes like the $73,668 win are far more common than jackpots, so checking every ticket against official results is worth the few minutes it takes. Players can also review the odds and prize structure before buying tickets for future drawings.
What happens next
The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, November 7, with an estimated $20 million jackpot and a cash value of about $8.6 million.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Fresno Bee.
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