DES MOINES, Iowa — The record-breaking $1.9 billion Powerball drawing was delayed as a result of a taking part lottery had points processing gross sales and it’s seemingly that the outcomes received’t be recognized till later Tuesday, officers stated.
“Powerball requires all 48 participating lotteries to submit their sales and play data prior to the winning numbers being selected. Once Powerball receives the outstanding submission, the drawing can proceed,” the Multi-State Lottery Association stated in a press release.
Nearly three hours after the scheduled 10:59 p.m. EST Monday drawing, the affiliation advised The Associated Press: “It’s against our policy to name the lottery that is experiencing the delay.” On Tuesday morning, the affiliation stated in a brand new assertion that Powerball was “in communication with the lottery throughout the night as it works to resolve the issue.”
“Like the rest of America, Powerball is eager to hold its drawing for the world record jackpot, however, protecting the integrity of the draw is of upmost importance, even if that means a further delay,” the assertion stated.
The profitable numbers and recorded video of the drawing will probably be posted to the Powerball web site and YouTube channel. Players ought to maintain onto their tickets, the assertion stated.
The jackpot is almost $400 million bigger than the earlier document jackpot and can continue to grow till somebody wins the prize. Only 4 earlier jackpots have topped $1 billion, however none of these are near the present prize, which began at $20 million again on Aug. 6 and over three winless months has grown ever extra huge. No one has received the jackpot since Aug. 3.
A winner who chooses an annuity, paid yearly over 29 years, would get the estimated $1.9 billion payout. Nearly all winners as an alternative go for money, which for Monday’s drawing could be $929.1 million.
Even as extra individuals attracted by the large prize drop $2 on a Powerball ticket, the sport’s ultra-long odds of 1 in 292.2 million means there nonetheless is an effective probability that one other drawing will move with out anybody profitable the grand prize. That would push the jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to greater than $2 billion.
Those who spend $2 on a Powerball ticket would possibly marvel if one thing is improper when 40 drawings move with no jackpot winner, however that is how the sport is designed. It’s unlikely anybody will win the prize till a rising jackpot attracts extra gamers. And extra ticket gross sales imply the lottery can elevate extra money for public applications, which is the purpose of the state lotteries.
Still, it has been an terrible very long time with no jackpot, and if there isn’t a winner a while Tuesday now due to the delay, a document may have been reached: 41 attracts with out anybody matching all six numbers.
The sport is performed in 45 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Dudley-Lowe reported from Atlanta.
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