Malfunction delays Saturday's Powerball lottery drawing

Mar 8, 2020, 11:55 am (14 comments)

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Includes video report

People hoping to win the Powerball jackpot Saturday night had to wait a little longer to see the numbers.

When viewers tuned in for the drawing, instead of seeing of bouncing balls the saw an empty lottery machine.

An announcement was made saying: "because of a technical problem we are unable to bring you the Powerball drawing at this time."

Eventually the winning numbers were posted online, and USA Mega contains all the winning number and prize information, including the final official drawing video, on its Powerball Drawing Detail for March 7, 2020 page.

After the winning numbers were eventually drawn Saturday night, they were 7, 15, 21, 33, and 62, with Powerball number 23. The Power Play multiplier was 2.

There were no tickets sold for the drawing that matched all the numbers drawn, making the next jackpot for Wednesday $110 million, with a cash value of $88.1 million.

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Comments

dpoly1's avatardpoly1

They do that past bedtime anyway LOL!

I don't watch.

Uluska's avatarUluska

Sounds fishy. Most likely they wanted to create greater rollover, to heat things up. Lately I start distrusting what lottery shows online, in a video, it can be all graphics,  with numbers chosen by officials prior to the drawing.

Big Joey

I only had one white ball.

Kygrl07

KY draw was delayed also.

JezzVim

WHO didn't weight the balls???   Hahaha!

djpowerball1234

very fishy. can't have a drawing due to a malfunction. they never say what kind of malfunction.  and where is the video of the drawing after they fixed the machine

grwurston's avatargrwurston

Quote: Originally posted by djpowerball1234 on Mar 8, 2020

very fishy. can't have a drawing due to a malfunction. they never say what kind of malfunction.  and where is the video of the drawing after they fixed the machine

The drawing video is on the link in the story. https://www.usamega.com/powerball-drawing.asp?d=3/7/2020

See that? All the pre tests in the world, won't prevent a malfunction from happening during the official drawing. 

So what's the point of having them?

Especially when all the lotteries always have a Plan B, just in case something like this does happen.

NY10

Guys they had to do it...They had to rig it because it’s tax season and coronavirus season...Their revenue is falling apart...See no second prize winners in the last two mega and powerball draw combined 

NY has been drawing repeat combos for the past 2 weeks in Pick 3 

music*'s avatarmusic*

Might as well delay checking my numbers until the following day. I will get a good night sleep. I will not be up all night worrying, planning, fretting. If I ever win!

wander73's avatarwander73

It's fixed,  simple as that

noise-gate

Terrible, awful, that's the only way to describe it other than this....

 

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dpoly1's avatardpoly1

Quote: Originally posted by noise-gate on Mar 9, 2020

Terrible, awful, that's the only way to describe it other than this....

 

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I Agree! LOL

BillionaireBabe

They probably had a freaky amount of winners.

Unless there was a power shortage ( the lights looked fine to me) then I suspect foul play.

motto76

yeah i have a feeling something is really fishy is going on behind closed doors...and it could be they already have a set of numbers for every draw and all these live draw is to fool people.

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