A Powerball player in California missed out on the $163 million jackpot but still won $29,466, lottery officials said. The ticket in the Dec. 30 drawing matched four winning Powerball numbers plus the Powerball, according to the California Lottery.

The lottery jackpot was an estimated $163 million with a cash option of $73.9 million for Monday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot.

Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $26,487 each, but just missed the $145 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Dec. 28, the California Lottery said.