Powerball dreaming. Annuity or Lump Sum

[sam_gordon]

BTW, I matched four numbers (but not the powerball). So close!

Of course, that was between five different sets of numbers. That counts, doesn't it?

 

[TAX GUY]

What technical issue can cause a delay of the drawing? The machines not working? Surely they have spares. Cameras/transmission? Heck, pull out a phone and live stream it. "Transparency" (important in anything) requires more than saying "technical issues". Just my .02.

I heard one of the participating states was unable to report their ticket sales on time?

 

[sam_gordon]

I heard one of the participating states was unable to report their ticket sales on time?

One state was "still processing it's sale and play data". Apparently those need to be submitted before the drawing. Does that data not get sent at each sale? It would be interesting to find out how that works (in generalities of course).

 

[Dan Murphy]

The jackpot was reported as an estimated $1.9 billion on Monday, but was $2.04 billion Tuesday morning after updated calculations

 

[DLgal]

So have the numbers been drawn?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

So have the numbers been drawn?

Yes

white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10

 

[sam_gordon]

So have the numbers been drawn?

https://powerball.com/

 

[Dan Murphy]

So have the numbers been drawn?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/us/powerball-lottery-record-delayed-drawing-tuesday-trnd/index.html

 

[DLgal]

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I won!!!!

I got the Powerball...

 

[_19disnA]

Don't know what caused the delay never worked for the lottery. I assume it was either a computer issue that prevented final uploads of sales from various states (excessive volume of sales or PC crashed......) or some sort of mechanical issue with the machine used to detemine the winning numbers.

 

[bcla]

Don't know what caused the dealy never worked for the lottery. I assume it was either a computer issue that prevented final uploads of sales from various states (excessive volume of sales or PC crashed......) or some sort of mechanical issue with the machine used to detemine the winning numbers.

The way I heard it, one state's lottery hadn't certified its ticket sales information before the draw for "security reasons". Not sure exactly what that means, whether it's verifying a database of picked numbers or even knowing the number of tickets sold, which then affects the pari-mutuel nature of the jackpot.

 

[prairie_girl]

As of 10:57 AM Central time, they still don't know if anyone has won or not.

 

[mrodgers]

My plan at this point is run the clock out on claiming the prize. You have one year to claim a Poweball prize. By then, everyone will have forgotten about the huge jackpot and there won't be much media attention when the winner comes forward.

But then you have to continue your miserable working life for another year knowing you are worth $1.9billion

 

[DLgal]

But then you have to continue your miserable working life for another year knowing you are worth $1.9billion

Nope. Husband is military about to retire in a few months. We can get by on his pension and savings just fine until then. I've been "retired" since my son was born 18 years ago. We'd finally get to just spend some time together!

 

[starry_solo]

No winner!

 

[Dan Murphy]

As of 10:57 AM Central time, they still don't know if anyone has won or not.

https://thehill.com/homenews/3724920-1-person-hits-2b-powerball-jackpot-lottery-officials-announce/

 

[prairie_girl]

https://thehill.com/homenews/3724920-1-person-hits-2b-powerball-jackpot-lottery-officials-announce/

Wow!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

https://thehill.com/homenews/3724920-1-person-hits-2b-powerball-jackpot-lottery-officials-announce/

That's incredible for just 1 person to win it

 

[TAX GUY]

No winner!

One jackpot winner, one $2M winner and twenty-two $1M winners

 

[DLgal]

https://thehill.com/homenews/3724920-1-person-hits-2b-powerball-jackpot-lottery-officials-announce/

So close!