The Minnesota Lottery said Thursday that a technical issue with its two-tiered verification process was to blame for the unprecedented delay in this week's record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot drawing.
The Minnesota Lottery said Thursday that a technical issue with its two-tiered verification process was to blame for the unprecedented delay in this week's record $2.04 billionSomeone who bought a ticket in Southern California had all of the winning numbers, becoming the Powerball's first jackpot winner in more than three months.— until Tuesday morning — while lottery officials addressed the problem.
The Minnesota Lottery said one vendor is responsible for printing tickets and recording each transaction to verify each ticket is authentic; another vendor is responsible for checking the work of the first. Every night, before a drawing can happen, the two systems must"balance" — meaning that every data entry must be transmitted between the two and match perfectly, the Minnesota Lottery said.
"While we were disappointed to delay the national drawing, the integrity and accuracy of our games always take priority," the Minnesota Lottery said in a statement, adding:"At no time was the sales data or the game compromised." The $2.04 billion jackpot was by far the largest lottery prize ever won, topping the previous record $1.586 billion prize won by three Powerball ticketholders in 2016. Only four previous jackpots have topped $1 billion, but none of those are close to the current prize, which started at $20 million back on Aug. 6 and has grown over three winless months. No one had won the jackpot since Aug. 3.
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