Pennsylvania Lottery Pauses Ticket Sales for Mega Millions, Powerball Ahead of System Upgrades

• Pennsylvania Lottery stops Mega Millions and other draw game sales on Tuesday due to system upgrades • Upgrades mean tickets unavailable for $875M Mega Millions, $687M Powerball draws • Lottery cites need to transition to new data centers, communication systems, and back office software • Upgrades will also delay prize claims processing and retail coupon redemptions until March 20 • Meanwhile, winner comes forward to claim $1.765B Powerball jackpot from October draw