A record-breaking $2.04bn US Powerball lottery draw was delayed for 10 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2022, hours before the Total Lunar Eclipse at 16 degrees Taurus. No previous lottery jackpots have come close to this life-changing boon which began building in August this year from $20M to its current record-breaking level. With more punters than ever clambering for the chance to turn a $2 ticket into a $2bn fortune, one of the participating lotteries needed extra time to complete the required security protocols.
Eclipses can indicate a change in circumstances or life direction and winning this inflated lottery will certainly be life-changing. Is it surprising that Taurus rules money?
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The Planets Gamble
The largest ever multi-rollover US lottery took place while Mercury, Lord of Gambling, was at its strongest, a cazimi or in the heart of the Sun. Empowered, but also secretive in Scorpio, Mercury was also in a mutual reception to his host Mars Rx in Gemini who was square to Jupiter; the lord of largesse, and strong in his own sign of Pisces. Big hopes, dreams, dollar signs, and delays were bound to be in play, especially with Jupiter co-present to Neptune, the planet that knows no bounds.
Adding to the archetypal significance of this event, throughout the eclipse Saturn held the reigns with a tight T-square. Strong in his own technological sign of Aquarius, the Lord of Time and Obstacles encapsulates perfectly the extra time needed to perform the additional security checks for the extended process.
Once the eclipse was over and the technical issues were fixed, one lone person won the entire booty! The odds of winning were 1 in 292.2 million. Talk about a life-changing gamble!