Powerball winning numbers drawn for $1.9B jackpot after technical delay

CHICAGO — The Powerball profitable numbers for the $1.9 billion jackpot have been drawn Tuesday morning after a prolonged delay.

The profitable numbers are: 56-61-33-47-10 Powerball 10

The drawing was been delayed as lottery officers work to finish “required safety protocols.”

In a press release launched Monday night time, lottery officers famous that one taking part lottery remains to be processing its gross sales and play information. Powerball guidelines state that every one necessities should be met by all 48 lotteries earlier than the drawing takes place. When these are accomplished, the drawing will probably be carried out.

“Powerball has been in communication with the lottery all through the night time as it really works to resolve the problem,” the assertion stated. “The delay is unlucky as the opposite 47 lotteries have been capable of full the required safety procedures in a well timed style.”

As soon as the safety procedures are full, then the drawing can occur, however it’s unclear precisely when that will probably be.

The profitable numbers and video of the drawing will probably be posted to the Powerball web site and YouTube channel. Gamers are suggested to carry on to their tickets.

Throughout the nation, some waited in line for hours to purchase tickets, saying “the road is getting longer and other people maintain moving into”; “that is numerous zeros on there” and “you possibly can’t win in the event you do not play.”

It isn’t the primary delay for this jumbo jackpot.

Final month, the Powerball Lottery delayed a drawing when the jackpot was $508 million.

In that case, the numbers have been lastly drawn about one hour after a “technical drawback.” Officers didn’t elaborate on what that drawback was.

The jackpot is at an all-time excessive, eclipsing the earlier lottery document of $1.586 billion from a Powerball jackpot in 2016. The highest prize then was shared by three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.

The jackpot comes with a money worth of $929.1 million.

The jackpot grew after nobody claimed the highest prize for Saturday’s drawing. The profitable numbers have been: 28 45 53 56 69 and Powerball 20

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The present Powerball run started on Aug. 4. There have been 40 drawings and not using a jackpot winner.

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Tickets are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Retailers that promote profitable Powerball tickets obtain a bonus of 1% of the prize quantity.

Winners have one yr from the date of the profitable draw to say their prize.

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Powerball tickets are $2 every, and gamers have the choice so as to add the Powerplay for an extra $1 for the prospect to multiply non-jackpot prizes.

Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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10 greatest Mega Thousands and thousands, Powerball jackpots gained in US lottery historical past

1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)

2. $1.537 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)

3. $1.337 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)

4. $1.05 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)

5. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)

6. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)

7. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)

8. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)

9. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)

10. $656 million, Mega Thousands and thousands, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)