U.S. Monday night's $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot drawing delayed due to technical issue

cbs ^ | EMILY MAE CZACHOR

[BenLurkin]

Monday night's Powerball drawing, originally scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET, was delayed due to what the organization called a "technical problem." When the issue has been resolved, the winning numbers will be posted on powerball.com and a recording of the drawing will be available on the Powerball YouTube channel, although no time was given for when the drawing would take place.

The California Lottery tweeted that the drawing was delayed because of a "participating lottery needing extra time to complete the required security protocols."

"When the required security protocols are complete, the drawing will be performed under the supervision of lottery security officials and independent auditors," California Lottery added.

[Nathan _in_Arkansas]

Dominion got to the Powerball!!!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Lottery fraud. Voter fraud. Fraud everywhere.

[Fury]

Seems fishy.

Especially so, as I know I bought the winning ticket.

[GreatRoad]

This reads like a Babylon Bee story.

[MrHead]

Jackpot taken hostage until midterms are over.

[dfwgator]

“You had one job!”

[tsowellfan]

I’d take the $920 million cash option and just cut down to 4 days a week

[mass55th]

"Lottery fraud. Voter fraud. Fraud everywhere."

That's why I don't buy NY State lottery tickets, scratch-off games, none of them. Haven't in years.

[Kevin in California]

Something smells here...

[bitt]

p

[KarlInOhio]

Will Al Franken win the prize when an extra box of balls are found in the trunk of the lottery commisioner’s car? Maybe the same number will show up multiple times like an Atlanta vote count.

[Dundee]

Does the US have privacy for Powerball winners? If not you’d have to move to avoid every man and his dog wanting their cut of your cash.

[HollyB]

“ Tonight’s Powerball® drawing has been delayed due to a participating lottery needing extra time to complete the required security protocols. Powerball has strict security requirements that must be met by all 48 lotteries before a drawing can occur.”

[CatOwner]

The Big Guy’s 10% is getting up there.

[musicman]

.....and the winner is.....

Volodymyr Zelensky!!!!!!!

[zeestephen]

Also of interest...

The Chief Financial Officer of Powerball and his 27 year old executive assistant have disappeared!

[Jonty30]

Putin needs to win to finance his war.

[JustaTech]

I take it this means there will be a ‘winner’ this time. Working out the split must have hit some kind of complication. Such as, does the Big Guy’s 10% come from pre-tax or after-tax? Plus there are no doubt a lot of other sticky fingers in this recipe as well.

[avenir]

1.9 bil is elite level money. They don’t want some plebe on their turf.