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Issues with the Minnesota Lottery were behind a nearly 10- hour detention in Monday’s delineation for the record$2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.The Minnesota Lottery said the detention was due to issues with its deals verification system after “ unknown lottery interest. ”The detention was necessary to confirm the Powerball delineation could be conducted securely and directly, ” the lottery stated. “ At no time was the integrity of the process compromised. ”
Monday’s Powerball delineation was supposed to be held at 1059p.m. ET, but the winning figures were n’t blazoned until 9a.m. ET Tuesday. Soon subsequently, it was revealed that a single California ticket matched all six figures.The figures were 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball 10.
TheMulti-State Lottery Association told The Associated Press that all 48 sharing lotteries are needed to submit their deals and play data before the Powerball figures can be drawnAt the time, the association declined to reveal which lottery was the cause of the detention, saying, “ It’s against our policy to name the lottery that’s passing the detention. A analogous issue delayed a Powerball delineation last month, according to Nexstar’s WEHT.
In April, Nexstar’s WJW reported that Powerball stated there was a detention because a sharing lottery demanded redundant time to complete security protocols. Last summer, a Powerball delineation was delayed to allow several lotteries redundant time for the same reason, Nexstar’s WCBD reports.Monday’s jackpot was the largest ever for Powerball, the largest inU.S. lottery history, and the alternate lottery prize to surpass$ 1 billion this time.
In July, the Mega Millions jackpot, which went unclaimed until September, reached a major$1.34 billion. Two Illinois winners ultimately came forward to collect the prize, which now ranks as the fourth- largest inU.S. history, according to The Associated PresThe jackpot prize for Wednesday’s draw now reverts to an estimated$ 20 millionThe Powerball is played in 45 countries, as well as Washington,D.C., Puerto Rico and theU.S. Virgin Islands.
