A Delaware girl received state lottery video games twice final month, claiming her $400,000 in winnings in a single day, lottery officers stated.
Her profitable tickets weren’t for Monday night time’s Powerball lottery, which has a jackpot that has ballooned to $1.9 billion, however for extra mundane scratch-off video games, the officers stated in an October assertion.
The lady wasn’t recognized, as winners are allowed to stay nameless beneath a legislation regulating state lottery play in Delaware, one among not less than six states that permit anonymity for some or all winners.
In a press release, the Delaware Lottery stated the winner and a good friend got here to its headquarters Oct. 20 to say winnings on a $100K Final Money Immediate Recreation scratch-off ticket she had bought at a gasoline station in Newark, the place she lives.
On her manner residence, the lady stopped at a comfort retailer in Dover to have fun by buying three Severe Cash tickets, one among which was a $300,000 winner, officers stated.
“We simply sat there in disbelief,” the lady stated within the assertion, describing the second she received a second time, the good friend at her aspect. “It was absolute madness.”
She returned to headquarters to say these winnings as nicely.
“It’s nice to see our gamers convey residence six-figure prizes,” state lottery performing director Helene Keeley stated within the assertion.
Monday night time’s estimated Powerball jackpot reached a world-record $1.9 billion.
The jackpot ballooned after there have been no six-number winners in Saturday night time’s drawing, Powerball officers stated.
“Like the remainder of America, and the world, I believe we’re all keen to seek out out when this historic jackpot will finally be received,” Drew Svitko, Powerball chair, stated in a press release.
