Powerball 'results pending': Record $1.9 billion jackpot drawing delayed

"Due to the magnitude of the gully delay, it is apt that we volition not cognize the authoritative results of the Powerball drafting until Tuesday morning," the connection said.

"Players should clasp onto their tickets."

Meanwhile, the authoritative Powerball website inactive featured the notice: "Results Pending."

If idiosyncratic wins the drawing, the currency payout of the jackpot — the largest ever successful lottery past — is simply a whopping $929.1 million.

But taxes would instrumentality a large wound retired of that. A 24% national taxation withholding would trim the currency prize by $223 million, with much apt owed astatine taxation time.

The past winning summons successful a Powerball drawing was Aug. 3, for a jackpot of astir $207 million. There person been 3 drawings per week since then.

If determination is nary victor for the latest drawing, whenever that happens, the existent jackpot volition turn adjacent larger, topping $2 billion.