Successful $1.3bn Powerball ticket offered in Oregon after draw delayed

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 for the reason that 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 US lottery historical past, has grown so huge as a result of the lengthy odds of 1 in 292.2 million make profitable so troublesome. 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 means of an annuity, with an preliminary cost after which 29 annual funds. Winners virtually at all times select a money payout, which for Saturday evening’s drawing can be an estimated $608.9 million.

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

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

Powerball is performed in 45 states plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.