Saturday night time’s $1.3-billion Powerball drawing has been delayed as a result of a procedural situation.
“Tonight, now we have one collaborating lottery that wants extra time to finish required pre-draw procedures, which have been enacted to guard the safety and integrity of the Powerball recreation,” Powerball stated in an announcement shortly after 7:59 p.m., when the drawing was presupposed to have taken place.
Powerball recreation guidelines require that each ticket offered nationwide be checked and verified in opposition to two totally different laptop methods earlier than the successful numbers are drawn. The method ensures that each ticket offered for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal probability to win, the assertion from Powerball stated.
“Tonight, now we have one jurisdiction that wants additional time to finish that pre-draw course of,” it stated.
Powerball stated lottery ticket holders ought to maintain on to their Saturday tickets; when the required pre-draw procedures are full, the drawing might be carried out below the supervision of lottery safety officers and impartial auditors.
The winner of the $1.3-billion jackpot, if there may be one, can go for a one-time lump-sum money fee of $608.9 million.
The newest Powerball jackpot, for $842.4 million, was gained on Jan. 1 by a ticket holder in Michigan.