Powerball postpones the draw of its record $ 1.9 billion lottery
Players' nerves are put to the test. The record sum of 1.9 billion dollars was put into play by the American Powerball lottery, but its draw was postponed overnight. In question, the delay taken by one of the 48 participating lotteries to complete its security procedures, announced the California Lottery. Gold “Powerball has strict security requirements that must be met” by each lottery before the draw takes place, the public company said on Twitter. The draw was originally scheduled to take place on Monday evening at 10:59 p.m. EST, which corresponds to 4:59 a.m. in France, this Tuesday morning, according to Le Parisien. A postponed meeting: once the protocols have been completed, “the draw will be carried out under the supervision of the lottery’s security officers and independent auditors”, added the lottery organizer on her account
The results displayed online
“The winning numbers will be published as soon as they are available”, she announced, results to be found on her Twitter account and on the Powerball site, which still indicates the initial date of the draw. "Currently, one participating lottery is still processing its sales and play data," the company said later, noting that it's "likely we won't know the official Powerball draw results until Tuesday . morning", i.e. the afternoon in France. At this point, you just have to give a million to everyone who has played and that's good," laughs one of them. "Everyone refreshing the Powerball webpage," wrote another, captioning a video showing dozens of people bustling in front of slot machines. The Powerball staked a world record $1.9 billion, climbing $300 million after no winner guessed the six correct numbers on Saturday. The odds of hitting the jackpot by buying a ticket, for two dollars, are only one in 292.2 million. Read the full article
