A Powerball player narrowly missed a $20 million prize — but still has a lot to celebrate in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Dec. 9 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 35-37-40-45-51, with red Powerball 24.

That meant Linda Wilkes’ $50,000 prize was instantly multiplied by 10. The Wilkes County resident ended up with $500,000 when her $3 ticket matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball of the Nov. 4 drawing, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.

A Powerball player was a number shy of the $20 million jackpot — but still walked away with a sizable prize, according to the Georgia Lottery. Someone won $50,000 on a ticket matching four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Monday,

The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Monday, Dec. 9 drawing with a jackpot is back to $20 million ($9.7 million cash value) after a winning ticket in New York won Saturday's $256 million jackpot ($123.

The Powerball jackpot reset for Monday's draw after a player in New York purchased a winning ticket in Saturday's drawing. The pot restarts at an estimated $20 million with a $9.7 million cash option after the New York winner took home either the annuitized prize of $256 million or a lump sum payment of $123.