10/18/09 Delaware State Lottery Evaluating Option to Sell both Mega Millions and Powerball® Games. Two Game Groups Will Join to Develop Concept for a Future Combined High-Jackpot Game
Dover, DE --The Delaware Lottery responded today to significant news in the gaming industry as the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions Consortium cleared the way for development of a future game that may be offered in a combined 42 states, Washington D.C., and the US Virgin Islands. In the interim, and as part of the emerging arrangement, all of the combined member lotteries have been offered the option to sell both of the high-jackpot games, Powerball® and Mega Millions, side-by-side in retail locations.
09/23/09 couldn’t believe it! All I could think of was I want that check! We even tried to pick it up on Sunday and didn’t realize the Lottery office in Dover would be closed The A-1 Dash Inn sold this winning lotto ticket located in Newark at 380 E Chestnut Hill Rd.
DELAWARE LOTTERY PLAYER CLAIMS $16.6M JACKPOT WITH HOT LOTTO® WIN Robert Crowther aresdent of Aston, Pa., and has been in the area for many years. "She only purchased one Hot Lotto ticket, but I guess it was the right one." Th eVB Petroleum station / Gulf Express 3310 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont sold this winning Hot lotto ticket.
The Murphy USA at 7530 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 sold the Powerball® jackpot winning ticket worth $259,900,000.
The lucky ticket correctly matched all 5 white ball numbers plus the Powerball to win the $259,900,000 jackpot. The winning white ball numbers in the Wednesday, 8/19/09, drawing were 14-24-31-43-51. The red Powerball® was 27 and the PowerPlay® was 5.
07/05/09 A Bear resident claimed a $10,007 POWERBALL® prize on June 28, The win came in a May 27 drawing. The lucky player, who wishes to remain anonymous, works in the telecommunications industry. The anonymous player typically relies on Quick Pick, but he hit it big by choosing his own numbers. It’s strange because I almost always use Quick Pick. I’m going to mix it up from now on and go with a combination of my own numbers and some computer picks.” The Talleyville Food Mart in Wilmington at 4101 Concord Pike sodl this winning lotto ticket. The Delaware Lottery only publishes winner names with their consent.
Keep an eye out for the lottery exhibit throughout the state at these events. Old Dover Days - beginning part of May 2009.
The Delaware winners of the Powerball jackpot finally claim thier money. Delaware Lottery awards half of 174.4 million prize to "long-time friends" Two individuals, who wish to remain anonymous, will collect a lump sum of over $46.6 million, An attorney representing the recently-formed legal entity provided the Lottery with the following authorized written statement on behalf of the winners: Two long-time friends will share the February 28, 2009 Delaware Lottery prize. The friends have played the lottery together for many years with the hope of sharing a lottery jackpot should either come into possession of a winning ticket.
$174.4 Million Powerball Jackpot Split in Delaware and Pennsylvania 2 Powerball tickets, one in Delaware and one in Pennsylvania, hit all 6 numbers from the Powerball lotto on 2/28/09 and will split the $174.4 million jackpot. The Benbo's Package Store in Dover, Delaware sold the other Powerball winner.
Dover, Del. A Wilmington resident and a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently hit the Delaware Powerball lotto for $10,000. The Concord News in Wilmington on Concord Pike sold this winning lotto ticket.
Dover, Del: Winner has claimed a $50K top prize in the Delaware Lottery’s DOLLAR $IGN$ instant lotto game. The winner said he could tell right away that he’d won a major prize. I wanted to know right away when the Dover lottery office opened so I could get it confirmed, he said. The first person I told was the clerk in the store where I checked my ticket. He jumped up and down and hugged me. He was just an unbelievably nice person. His wife thought it was a joke at first but was very happy. The couple plans to pay some bills with his winnings. Smith’s Liquor Store Townsend sold this winning lotto ticket at 5988 Summit Bridge Rd.
DELAWARE RAFFLE WINNERS COME FORWARD The grand-prize winner claimed $250,000 in the 12/31/08 drawing The winners said he plans to use some of the winnings towards his upcoming retirement. I couldn't believe it was true that I'd really won– until I actually got down to the Lottery office and confirmed it,” the man said.
Dover, Delaware: The top prize in the Delaware Lottery’s INSTANT PAYOUT was recently won. This lucky lotto player wants to remain anonymous. She typically purchases two to four tickets and also enjoys playing Multi-Win Lotto. For now the winner will pay some bills and save the rest of the money in an IRA. She plans to continue working. The Tobacco Cafe 1839 Pulaski Highway in New Castle sold this winning lotto ticket.
A Middletown man recently claimed a $10,000 prize from the 10/11/08 HOT LOTTO. Martin Petro a regular Lottery player, bought $20 worth of tickets early. Then, later in the day he picked up another $25 worth of tickets using Quick Pick numbers. One by one I was reading the numbers and it wasn't until the last line of numbers on the last ticket of the whole bunch that I saw my winner” The first person he told about the win was his wife, who responded by saying: It s about time!” Martin hopes this prize signals a streak of good luck, and he plans to continue playing HOT LOTTO, POWERBALL The Shore Stop 4434 Summit Bridge Road in Middletown solf this winning lotto ticket.
10/03/08 Look for the Delaware Lottery at Punkin' Chunkin' October 31 - November 2 in Bridgeville, DE
09/22/08 The Delaware Lottery cranked up the heat over the past six months to hand out several million dollars in cash and prizes to tens of thousands of lucky winners around the state.
· A Newark man who claimed a $400K POWERBALL jackpot from a May Delaware Powerball game. · A great grandfather who took home $200K thanks to a June POWERBALL drawing · And a leasing broker who claimed a $100K jackpot on July 14 for the instant game · A man plans to take his entire family on a trip with a $10,000 POWERBALL prize · And a woman from New Castle plans to use her $30,000 HOT LOTTO prize to pay for medical bills
Dover, Del. – A 90-year-old New Castle resident recently claimed $200,000 thanks to a June POWERBALL. A Delaware native, the winner claimed his prize June 30 and wishes to remain anonymous.
The lucky retiree plays the Delaware Lottery regularly who says he has derived entertainment from a variety of games for many years. His favorite game is POWERBALL and he usually buys two $5 tickets per week. On his lucky day the winner purchased one ticket and used Quick Pick to select the winning combination of digits. Now married for more than 70 years, the family man has five children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
07/27/08 Dover Resident's Husband Discovers Her Big Win Dover, Del. A Dover woman recently claimed $10,000 thanks to June 7 POWERBALL drawing. The winning Delaware lotto ticket was purchased at Dover Downs, located in Dover at 1131 North DuPont Hwy.
Woman Gets The Surprise Of A Lifetime Dover, DE: Woman won $10,000 playing POWERBALL with the Delaware Lottery. The winner was pleasantly surprised to discover how much she actually won. At first I thought I had only won $5,000 because of some old information I had. But when I checked at the local 7-Eleven they told me I had to go to the Lottery offices in Dover because I had actually won $10,000!
The winner says she has enjoyed the Delaware Lottery for many years. You can't win if you don't play, according to the winner. For the money, I don't think you can beat it. The Delaware native says she purchased a pair of tickets every week for years before hitting it big in this Powerball lotto drawing. After learning she had won from the 7-Eleven clerk, she immediately tried to contact her husband to tell him. It wasn't easy, but once I told him we celebrated together. They plan to put most of her lotto winnings into her savings and retirement fund. I'm at the age where this should really ease my retirement. We may enjoy a few more nice meals out, but we're not going to blow it on anything, she said. This has been a wonderful experience and everyone from the Lottery has been very nice to us. The winning Delaware Powerball lotto quick pick ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven located in Wilmington,Delaware at 3700 Kirkwood Hwy.
Delaware Laws prohibit the Delaware Lottery from selling any Delaware Lottery including Powerball products via the Internet, phone or by mail. Delaware Lottery including Powerball tickets are sold in a variety of Retail outlets statewide.
Can I observe a Delaware Lottery drawing?
Delaware Lottery drawings (LOTTO and PLAY 3/PLAY 4) are posted on-line daily. (Only the current drawing for that day are posted, so be sure to check each day!) And, any Delaware citizen who wishes to observe the Lottery drawing procedure may write, e-mail or call the Delaware Lottery Office in Dover and request to view a drawing.