Powerball ticket worth more than $350,000 sold in San Jose

SAN JOSE — A lottery ticket sold at a Valero gas station in West San Jose became an instant life-changer Monday night after it matched the first five numbers of the night’s Powerball drawing, according to the California Lottery.

The ticket purchased on 1185 South De Anza Boulevard is now worth $352,712 after the drawing.

It contained the lucky numbers of 2, 24, 34, 53 and 58, and just missed out on the Powerball, which was 13. Had it hit the Powerball, the ticket would have been worth $675 million. No tickets sold matched all six numbers, so Wednesday’s drawing is estimated to be at about $725 million, according to the lottery.

The win comes after a hot streak for California Lottery players at the end of last year and start of 2023. A record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball ticket was purchased in the Los Angeles County area of Altadena in November. In January, a San Jose man redeemed his ticket worth about $247 million that he purchased at a 7-Eleven store near Pioneer High School.