Posted on 11/08/2022 2:12:45 AM PST by EBH
The California Lottery announced late Monday night that it’s delaying the Powerball drawing because officials need more time to complete security protocols.
The delay is caused by one participating lottery that needs more time to process its sales, the Multi-State Lottery Commission told CNN in a statement. The drawing is still planned to occur after that procedure is completed.
Earlier, the California Lottery said, “Powerball has strict security requirements that must be met by all 48 lotteries before a drawing can occur,” adding that a participating lottery needs extra time to meet those requirements before the drawing can be conducted.
“When the required security protocols are complete, the drawing will be performed under the supervision of lottery security officials and independent auditors. Winning numbers will be posted as soon as they are available,” the California Lottery said.
In a following update, the California Lottery said the delay was still in effect as of early Tuesday morning due to an issue in another state.
“It is not due to any delays at the California Lottery. There is currently no estimated time for the drawing,” said the California Lottery, adding winning numbers will be posted on its Twitter account and website when they are available.
The delay for the highly anticipated drawing comes as the Powerball lottery jackpot has swelled to $1.9 billion Monday, according to the California Lottery, making it the largest lotto prize ever offered – just as its organizers intended when they changed the odds in 2015.
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Yep, still pending.
https://powerball.com/
I guess this means a Democrat will win.
Well now this is a somewhat odd thing to happen on the night or day of the midterms. Almost like foreshadowing.
lol
Zelensky won it, for the Ukrainian people.
They better unscrew themselves fast or people will lose confidence in the honesty of the lottery.
I thought at first this must be a mislabeled election parody.
I thought the drawing was Wednesday. Don’t tell me I missed it. Last drawing I got 3 numbers right. 2 more I would have won 2nd prize of a million.
Maybe they are doing it to see how the public reacts when they do the same to the election results. “The results have been delayed because we need to count how many fake ballots we need”
The problem will soon be “fixed”.
$929.1 Million cash payout, freakin’ insane. Every person you ever knew would suddenly become your best friend for life. Twenty years ago I won 2nd prize in Mega-lotto which back then was $175,000, I took home $110,000 after taxes. EVEN with that amount I had friends, even co-workers I barely knew asking me for money or money to invest in a business. I eventually put it towards a house thank God.
LOL...that’s funny. Too bad it is not parody.
I am thinking they may not actually have the money.
Although, last night I dreamt I bought a ticket. I did not in reality, but what an incredibly odd dream.
Couple that with the lunar eclipse too.
There was a substantial delay the last time the jackpot hit a billion.
Seems like the larger the jackpot, the longer the delay.
I wonder why the need to explain it this time.
Pre-programming so their delay until they can “fix” the elections will seem more normal.
They are saying it is a security issue at the state level?
Probably someone in Illinois trying to rig it. Drawing has been delayed three times this year due to security
Damn.
I was going to pay some bills with the money today.
There are 3 drawings a week. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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