Which state lottery caused Monday’s Powerball delay?

(NEXSTAR) — Problems with the Minnesota Lottery caused a nearly 10-hour delay Monday in the drawing of the record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.

The Minnesota Lottery said the delay was due to problems with its sales verification system after “unprecedented interest in the lottery.”

“The delay was necessary to confirm that the Powerball drawing can be conducted safely and accurately,” the lottery said. “At no time was the integrity of the process compromised.”

Monday’s Powerball drawing was scheduled to take place at 10:59 PM ET, but winning numbers were not announced until 9 a.m. Tuesday. Shortly after, it became known that it was a single The California ticket was missing all six numbers.

The numbers were 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56 and the red Powerball was 10.

The Multistate Lottery Association told The Associated Press that all 48 participating lotteries must submit data on sales and games before Powerball numbers can be drawn.

At the time, the association declined to reveal which lottery caused the delay, saying it was “against our policy to name the lottery that caused the delay.”

According to Nexstar, a similar problem delayed the Powerball drawing last month WEIGHT.

In April, the Nexstar company This is reported by WJW that Powerball said there was a delay because the participating lottery took extra time to implement security protocols. Last summer, the Powerball drawing was delayed to give extra time to several lotteries for the same reason as Nexstar. This is reported by WCBD.

Monday’s jackpot was the largest in Powerball history, the largest in US lottery history and the second lottery prize to top $1 billion this year.

In July, the Mega Millions jackpot, which remained unclaimed until Septemberreached a a historic $1.34 billion. Two Illinois winners eventually came forward to collect the prize, which is now considered the fourth largest in U.S. history, according to Associated Press.

The jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is now approximately $20 million.

Powerball is played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.