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Powerball: the reasons why its last draw was delayed and the controversy it generated
The last Powerball lottery drawing was scheduled to take place on April 6, 2023; However, it was postponed for various reasons and this strange decision caused controversy.
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This Sunday, April 7, the last drawing of the Powerball lottery took place, in which one lucky person won the prize pool of US$1,326 million.
The winning numbers of this draw were: 22, 27, 44, 52 and 69, with the Powerball at 9.
“Powerball jackpot won in Oregon. A single ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers to win the $1.326 million jackpot. The ‘jackpot’ has a cash value of $621 million,” the lottery reported.
However, This draw was originally planned to take place at 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.
After hours of uncertainty, the Powerball drawing that resulted in this millionaire prize It ended up being made at 2:29 a.m. on Sunday, April 8, and this decision caused controversy on social networks.
According to the Powerball lottery, its last drawing was delayed by more than three hours due to “technical reasons”.
“A participating lottery needed additional time to complete the required pre-draw procedures, which were implemented to protect the security and integrity of the Powerball game,” it said on its website.
⚠️ Due to technical difficulties, the $1.3B Powerball drawing has been delayed.
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“Powerball game rules require that each ticket sold nationwide be verified in two different computer systems before the winning numbers are drawn.”he added.
This is not the first time that a Powerball drawing has been delayed, as On November 7, the same thing happened for similar reasons.
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