5 numbered balls are drawn from 1 to 69 and 1 numbered ball is drawn from a separate pool of balls numbered 1 to 26.
The other winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven shop in Sacramento, according to California Lottery officials.
Powerball tickets are $two per play, with players deciding on five numbers from 1 to 69, in addition to a single red Powerball number from 1 to 26.
It is unfortunately rather popular that lottery winners finish up spending their new-found wealth nearly as swiftly as it came to them.
Therefore, the odds of choosing that great mixture with a single ticket are one particular in 292,201,338.