Powerball draws numbers for estimated $1.3B jackpot after over 3 hour delay : NPR

DES MOINES, Iowa — Powerball drew the numbers early Sunday morning for an estimated $1.3 billion jackpot after a delay of greater than three hours.

The numbers drawn have been: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the pink Powerball 9.

The most recent drawing was the forty first because the final time somebody received the jackpot on New 12 months’s Day. That ties a report for consecutive drawings, set twice earlier than in 2022 and 2021.

The jackpot, which ranks because the eighth largest in U.S. lottery historical past, has grown so large as a result of the lengthy odds of 1 in 292.2 million make profitable so tough. That allows the highest prize to roll over thrice per week for months.

The estimated $1.3 billion prize is for a sole winner who’s paid by an annuity, with an preliminary cost after which 29 annual funds. Winners nearly all the time select a money payout, which for Saturday evening’s drawing could be an estimated $608.9 million.

Saturday evening’s drawing was held up and occurred simply earlier than 2:30 a.m. ET Sunday to allow one of many organizers to finish required procedures earlier than the scheduled time of 10:59 p.m., Powerball stated in a press release.

“Powerball sport guidelines require that each single ticket bought nationwide be checked and verified towards two completely different laptop methods earlier than the profitable numbers are drawn,” the assertion stated. “That is completed to make sure that each ticket bought for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal likelihood to win. Tonight, we have now one jurisdiction that wants further time to finish that pre-draw course of.”

Powerball is performed in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.