Drawing location will move to backup site in Iowa
By Kate Northrop
Tonight's Powerball drawing for the $223 million lottery jackpot will not take place at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee as usual, nor will it be broadcast live due to Hurricane Helene.
With the closure of the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee, tonight's Powerball and Double Play drawings will take place at a backup site in Johnston, Iowa.
The drawings will still occur at the usual 10:59 p.m. EST draw time, but they will not be broadcast live on television or streamed online.
Security footage of the drawings with minimal production value will be posted to the official Powerball YouTube page following the conclusion of the drawings, according to a press release.
"The drawings will be performed in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Powerball Product Group of the Multi-State Lottery Association," a statement on the Powerball website reads.
Hurricane Helene became a Category 1 storm today and is predicted to reach Category 3 upon reaching the coast of Florida. Tropical-storm-force winds are expected to arrive as early as Thursday morning. Along its current projected path, it is expected to pass directly over Tallahassee with winds upward of 125 mph.
The National Hurricane Center warns of "considerable and potentially life-threatening flash and urban flooding" across portions of northwestern and northeastern Florida and surrounding regions through Friday, as well as "devastating hurricane-force winds" across northern Florida and southern Georgia as the core of Helene moves inland.
Powerball results will still be published after the drawing. Results are available within minutes of the drawing at USA Mega (www.usamega.com). The USA Mega website provides lottery players in-depth information about the United States' two biggest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball.
The next Powerball annuity jackpot estimate for the drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 25 currently stands at $223 million.
Powerball is played in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
everyone be safe down there
* No need for a broadcast- this jackpot is touching down in CA. You heard it here first.
If there is a backup studio why is it not 100% the same....who is auditing this draw?
Sounding like that movie "Lucky Numbers" where the drawing will be rigged lol.
it's obviously a conspiracy among the people who control the weather to rig the lottery.
its going to roll with no million dollar winners
Hmmm, perfect opportunity, the fix is in. No winners at all, not even $4 winners.
With Florida having severe weather every other week, they should probably move the Powerball drawing location to a more stable environment. 🙄
Spomneone in Tallahassee who is not employes by the lottery, and that same person audits Powerball every drawing!
Yes, they should move it to California to add to the conspiracy.
I bought 2 tickets tonight and didn't win.
223 skull and bones. should have known on that.
Drawing videos for last night's Powerball drawings can be found at USA Mega: https://www.usamega.com/powerball/drawing/2024/9/25