Record lottery drawing late: The Fix Is In?

Los Angeles Times, 11/7/22; Travie McCoy: "Billionaire" ft. Bruno Mars; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Customer buys tickets at Bluebird Liquor, Hawthorne, last month (Mark J. Terrill/AP/LA Times)

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The Fix Is In (Brian Tuohy)

The drawing for a record Powerball lottery jackpot has been delayed Monday night allegedly because a participating lottery needed more time to meet "security requirements," officials said.

California Lottery officials confirmed the delay in a tweet Monday night but did not name the lottery in question. "Powerball has strict security requirements that must be met by all 48 lotteries before a drawing can occur," the officials said.

I rule the world? No wonder everything's a mess.

"When the required security protocols are complete, the drawing will be performed under the supervision of lottery security officials and independent auditors. Winning numbers will be posted as soon as they are available."

[What a load of what Pres. Joey B calls "malarkey"!] A drawing for the $1.9-billion (1,000 million plus 900 more million dollars) jackpot had been scheduled for 7:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, according to Powerball's website. More

• Powerball grows to record $1.9 billion after no jackpot-winning Saturday tickets, after a record number of there being no winner (msn.com)