Powerball drawing held for record $2.04 billion jackpot after delay of hours

Powerball sign and lottery tickets are seen at a 7-Eleven store in Milpitas, California, on Nov. 7, 2022.

Problems with just one state processing ticket sales delayed the drawing for the record-breaking Powerball prize. The headline prize was higher than previously thought.

The winning numbers were red and white. The power play was doubled.

At 8:57 a.m. there is a drawing at the Florida lottery studio. It took more than 10 hours for it to come.

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The drawing was supposed to take place late Monday night. The Multi-State Lottery Association did not identify the problem in a single state.

The association said in a statement before the draw that one lottery is processing its sales and play data.

All 48 lotteries have to submit their sales and play data before the winning numbers are chosen. The drawing can go on once the outstanding submission is received.

We will not know the official results of the drawing until Tuesday morning due to the length of the draw delay.

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There was a notice on the official Powerball website that said results were pending.

The cash prize for the lottery's largest ever drawing is $929 million before taxes.

There was a winning ticket for the August 3rd drawing. Since then, there have been three drawings.