Powerball drawing for $1.9 billion jackpot delayed due to security protocol issue The highly-anticipated drawing for the record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot was delayed Monday night, leaving people eagerly anticipating those winning numbers. Powerball officials released a statement early Tuesday morning saying one participating lottery is still processing its sales and play data and that all 48 participating lotteries are required to submit their data before the winning numbers can be drawn. The statement said Powerball "has stringent security requirements to protect the integrity of the game and remains ... (full story)