November 08, 2022
UPDATE: At 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, the Powerball jackpot numbers were revealed. The numbers for the lottery, which ballooned to $2.04 billion overnight, are 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and a Powerball of 10. A California Lottery player won the record-setting total. Locally, one Pennsylvania Lottery ticket won $1 million. Five Pennsylvania tickets, including one sold in Montgomery County, won $100,000. Three New Jersey Lottery players matched the five white balls to win $1 million, including one ticket sold in Camden County, with seven other NJ players winning $50,000 and one winning $100,000.
If you've been waiting to see if your Powerball lottery numbers hit Monday night, you are not alone. With the opportunity to become $1.9 billion richer, people across Pennsylvania, 44 other states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands bought lottery tickets and expected to see whether their numbers matched the winning draw at 10:59 p.m. EST.
However, a clerical error delayed the drawing of the numbers until further notice after an unnamed lottery failed to submit its sales information in time for the drawing.
Powerball requires all lotteries to submit sales and play information; otherwise, it will delay drawings.
"Once Powerball receives the outstanding submission, the drawing can proceed," Powerball said in a statement, according to NJ.com. "Powerball has stringent security requirements to protect the integrity of the game and remains committed to holding a drawing that gives all players a fair chance to win. Due to the length of the delay, it is likely we will not know the official results of the drawing until Tuesday morning. Players should hold onto their tickets."
The Powerball jackpot, which has had 40 drawings without a winner hitting all the numbers, is worth a $929.1 million cash payout. This is the largest Powerball jackpot lottery prize in history, surpassing the January 2016 tally, which was set at $1.586 billion.
People who purchased tickets are advised to keep checking the Powerball website for updates on the pending drawing.
Despite the jackpot swelling to $1.9 billion without being claimed, ten people in Pennsylvania won prizes totaling $3.2 million for the weekend drawing. Two of those lucky tickets were sold at stores in Bucks and Allegheny Counties, each worth $1 million.
Saibaba's Aashirwad Forever on West Swamp Rd. in Doylestown, and a GetGo on Hayden Blvd. in Elizabeth, Pa. sold the winning tickets.
The $1 million tickets each matched five white ball numbers drawn to win the prize.
Ten Powerball tickets totaling $3.2 million were sold over the weekend! Congrats to those winners, and let’s get ready for tonight’s drawing of $1.9 BILLION! https://t.co/2gJieGPWFI #PALottery #Powerball #PleasePlayResponsibly pic.twitter.com/LBL5Ntd7KC
— Pennsylvania Lottery (@PALottery) November 7, 2022
