No deadline was announced by the California Lottery responsible for the game, citing safety issues, to postpone the result.
A suspense that should last a little longer than expected. While the long-awaited Powerball lottery draw, which is worth an astronomical sum of $1.9 billion, was scheduled to take place this Monday night, the California Lottery responsible for the game announced on its Twitter account that the draw was finally taking place had to take place postponed.
“Today’s Powerball drawing has been delayed because a participating lottery requires additional time to enforce required security protocols,” the company reads, recalling “strict security requirements that must be met by 48 participating lotteries in the relevant U.S. states.
In a second message, the California Lottery indicates that the drawing will be conducted when “the necessary security protocols are (completed)”. “The winning numbers will be published as soon as they are available. Thank you for your patience,” with no date set.
Angry internet users
On the same social network, several potential billionaires (the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million) who validated their ticket did not cheer the postponement of the biggest win never played in a lottery.
“I’m suing,” one of them ironically tweeted.
“The drawing takes place every two or three days, how can there suddenly be a security problem?” asks another Internet user, while another wonders whether a participant has not tried to “hack” the lottery system.
As the midterms approached, one Twitter user, under the guise of humor, asserted that “the lottery computers have determined that a Republican will win the record-breaking Powerball draw, resulting in an automatic delay.”
In general, anger and distrust are the emotions that are most prominent among netizens disappointed by this postponement of the draw.
Once the result is finally known, the lucky winners have to decide whether to get the full amount spread over three decades or paid out in one lump sum, minus taxes.