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After a delayed drawing, a lucky Powerball ticket purchased in Delaware left its holder $1 million richer, while another ticket won $50,000.
In Saturday night's drawing for the fourth-largest Powerball lottery jackpot, there was only one lucky ticket that matched all the numbers plus the Powerball to win the $1.3 billion prize. Sold in Oregon. A ticket matching five numbers but not the Powerball was purchased in Delaware. This ticket will pay its owner $1 million. Another ticket purchased in Delaware matched four of the drawn numbers and a Powerball ticket, earning the ticket holder $50,000.
Many others Tickets sold in Delaware won select cash prizes With a value of $100 or less. Overall, Saturday night's Powerball drawing resulted in more than 4.5 million winning tickets nationwide, including 81 tickets that won $50,000 in prizes and 26 tickets that won $150,000.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338 and the overall odds of winning the prize are 1 in 24.87.
What are the winning numbers in Powerball?
The winning numbers for Saturday's Powerball game were 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 with a Powerball value of 9. The power of play was 3X.
After winning, the Powerball jackpot was reset to $20 million with a cash value of $9.4 million.
Why is Powerball delayed?
The drawing has been postponed until 2:29 a.m. Sunday due to a delay in one lottery completing the required drawing procedures.
“Tonight, we have one lottery participant who requires additional time to complete the required drawing procedures, which were enacted to protect the security and integrity of Powerball,” a statement on Twitter said. Powerball website.
Powerball rules require that every ticket sold be verified through two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn, lottery officials said in the statement. One jurisdiction required additional time to complete this verification process prior to withdrawal.
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When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM ET. The next drawing will take place on Monday, April 8 at 10:59 PM ET.
- $2.04 billion – November 7, 2022 – California
- $1.765 billion – October 11, 2023 – California
- $1.586 billion – January 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.3 billion – April 6, 2024 – Or
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – California
- $842 million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
- $758.7 million – August 23, 2017 – Master
- $754.6 million – February 6, 2023 – Washington
- $731.1 million – January 20, 2021 – MD
You can CContact reporter Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@delawareonline.com.
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