A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.
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A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Powerball pulled the numbers early Sunday morning for an estimated $1.3 billion jackpot after a delay of more than three hours.
The numbers drawn were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9.
The latest drawing was the 41st since someone last won the jackpot on New Year’s Day. This ties a record for consecutive drawings, set twice previously in 2022 and 2021.
The jackpot, which ranks eighth in U.S. lottery history, became so large because odds of 1 in 292.2 million make winning so difficult. This allows the top prize to be renewed three times a week for months.
The estimated $1.3 billion prize is for a single winner who is paid as an annuity, with an initial payment then 29 annual payments. Winners almost always choose a cash payout, which for Saturday night’s drawing would be estimated at $608.9 million.
Saturday night’s drawing was delayed and took place just before 2:30 a.m. ET on Sunday to allow one of the organizers to complete required procedures before the scheduled time of 10:59 p.m., Powerball said in a statement .
“The rules of the Powerball game require that every ticket sold nationwide be checked and verified against two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn,” the release said. “This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been counted and has an equal chance of winning. Tonight we have a jurisdiction that needs additional time to complete this pre-drawing process.”
Powerball is played in 45 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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