Powerball draws numbers for estimated $1.3B jackpot after delay of more than 3 hours

Powerball has drawn the numbers for a jackpot that has grown to an estimated $1.3 billion after more than three months without a winner. The numbers drawn early Sunday morning were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9. The drawing was delayed more than three hours. It was the 41st drawing since the last time someone won the jackpot on New Year’s Day. The prize ranks as the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. The jackpot has grown so large because the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million make winning so difficult. The estimated $1.3 billion prize is for a sole winner who is paid through an annuity. Winners almost always choose a cash payout, which for Saturday night’s drawing would be an estimated $608.9 million.