In addition to checking your Winning Numbers here, in the newspaper or by calling the Player Information Line, you must take your ticket to any Lottery Retailer or to the Delaware Lottery Office for verification. You must claim winning drawing tickets within a year of the drawing date, and Instant Game tickets within a year of the announced end date of the game.

Official drawing results used in the validation and payment of winning tickets are recorded in the drawing records of the Delaware Lottery as certified by an independent auditing firm. In the case of a discrepancy between the published information and the official drawing results, the official drawing results shall prevail.

Yes, Delaware State law allows all Delaware Lottery winners to remain anonymous.

Congratulations! When you win, it’s easy to collect! First, please be sure to sign the back of your ticket to prevent anyone else from claiming your prize. Depending on the amount of your prize, you can claim it at any Delaware Lottery Retailer, at a Delaware Lottery Redemption Center or at the Delaware Lottery Office. For details, you can check out How to Claim Prizes.

For any prize of more than $5,000, the Lottery withholds 24% of your winnings for Federal tax. All winning Delaware Lottery tickets are subject to Delaware Income Tax. However, if you are not a Delaware resident, your state may tax your winnings. For Sports Lottery - any Sports Lottery prize that is over $600 and more than 300 times the wager requires the Lottery to withhold 24% federal taxes. The winning may also be subject to state or local taxes.

For Powerball, Mega Millions and Lotto America, players may select the cash or annuity option for jackpot wins at the time the prize is claimed. The option for cash or annuity may not be selected at the time the ticket is purchased.

Draw game prizes must be claimed within one year from the date of the drawing. Instant Game prizes must be claimed within one year of the announced End of Sales.

You can find your nearest traditional Delaware Lottery Retailer by visiting Where to Buy.

When you ask your Lottery Retailer for a Quick Pick ticket for any drawing game — PLAY 3, PLAY 4, Multi-Win LOTTO, POWERBALL^®, MEGA MILLIONS^®, LUCKY FOR LIFE^™, LOTTO AMERICA^® or KENO^® — the Lottery terminal computer will randomly select all or some of the numbers for you. That’s the quickest and easiest way to choose numbers when you play any drawing Lottery game! The Lottery terminal has no memory of numbers selected previously. Therefore, a player could have some of the same Quick Pick numbers for different games on a ticket.

No, you do not, if you use the Quick Pick feature. Just tell your Lottery Retailer how many Quick Pick tickets you want to play and how much you want to wager for each game: PLAY 3, PLAY 4, Multi-Win LOTTO, POWERBALL^®, LUCKY FOR LIFE^™, LOTTO AMERICA^® or KENO^®. The Lottery computer will generate tickets with randomly selected numbers on them.

Delaware Laws prohibit the Lottery from selling any Lottery products via the Internet, phone or by mail. Delaware Lottery tickets are sold in a variety of Retail outlets statewide.

At this time, the Delaware Lottery does not offer this service.

Yes, the Delaware Lottery offers a Players Club. Sign up today to receive special promotions, news and notices! You can also sign up to have Winning Numbers delivered to your inbox — daily or weekly — it’s your choice.

There are NO drawings for Play 3, Play 4, or Multi-Win Lotto on Christmas Day. All other games are drawn as normally scheduled.

You can find your nearest Delaware Lottery KENO^® Retailer by visiting Where to Play.

You can find participating jurisdictions by visiting Home | Powerball

Delaware joined with other states in the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which oversees the POWERBALL^® game, so that larger jackpots and prizes can be offered to Delaware players.

An annuity refers to the payment option for POWERBALL^® jackpot prize payments in which the prize money is divided up to be paid in yearly installments. POWERBALL^® jackpot prizes are paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years.

The Delaware Lottery requires all jackpot prize winners to assign a beneficiary. In the event of a winner’s death, the Lottery will continue to pay the annual payments, as scheduled, to the winner’s designated beneficiary or estate. The Lottery does not keep the money; the state does not take it. The Internal Revenue Service has special rules concerning estate taxes and expected future payments. The Lottery recommends that all jackpot winners consult a tax expert for advice.

It takes about two weeks from the time the ticket is claimed.

You can find participating jurisdictions by visiting Home | Mega Millions

Delaware joined other states in the Mega Millions Consortium , which oversees the multi-state MEGA MILLIONS® game, so that more multimillion-dollar jackpots and more prizes can be offered to Delaware Lottery players.

An annuity refers to the payment option for MEGA MILLIONS^® jackpot prize payments in which the prize money is divided up to be paid in yearly installments. MEGA MILLIONS^® jackpots have a guaranteed minimum estimated annuity of $40 million per drawing, plus eight set cash prizes up to $1 million. The jackpot prize will be divided equally among multiple winners. The jackpot prize for annuity option will be paid in 30 annual payments.

If a winner dies before receiving all annual payments, MEGA MILLIONS^® will continue to pay the annual payments, as scheduled, to the winner’s designated beneficiary or to the winner’s estate. The Lottery does not keep the money; the state does not take it. The Internal Revenue Service has special rules concerning estate taxes and expected future payments. The Lottery recommends that all jackpot winners consult a tax expert for advice.

Winners who choose the annuity method will receive 26 annual MEGA MILLIONS^® payments.

It takes about two weeks from the time the ticket is claimed.

You can find participating jurisdictions by visiting Lotto America | Powerball

Delaware joined with other states in the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which oversees the LOTTO AMERICA^® game, to offer a game that appeals to players based on its familiar play style and its ability to produce jackpots starting at $2 million.

An annuity refers to the payment option for LOTTO AMERICA^® jackpot prize payments in which the prize money is divided up to be paid in yearly installments. LOTTO AMERICA^® jackpots have a guaranteed minimum estimated annuity of $2 million per drawing, plus eight set cash prizes up to $100,000. The jackpot prize will be divided equally among multiple winners. The jackpot prize for annuity option will be paid in 30 annual payments.

If a winner dies before receiving all annual payments, LOTTO AMERICA^® will continue to pay the annual payments, as scheduled, to the winner’s designated beneficiary or to the winner’s estate. The Lottery does not keep the money; the state does not take it. The Internal Revenue Service has special rules concerning estate taxes and expected future payments. The Lottery recommends that all jackpot winners consult a tax expert for advice.

It takes about two weeks from the time the ticket is claimed.

“For Life” prizes are payable for the length of a winner’s natural life. At minimum, 20 years of payments are guaranteed; however, payments could last much longer, based on the lifespan of a winner.

You can find participating jurisdictions by visiting Home - Lucky for Life | A LIFETIME OF WINNING EVERY DAY.

The prizes are payable as an annuity or lump sum. See complete prize chart for details.

See explanation in the complete prize payout table.

Lump Sum Option payments will be made available for payment within 16 calendar days after the drawing date and after the claim date.

You must be 18 years old to play traditional Delaware Lottery games, and 21 years old to play Video Lottery, Sports Lottery and Table Games.

• Video Lottery
• Sports Lottery
• Table Games

You can find winning numbers in several places:

• Check out Winning Numbers on our website for the most current winning numbers. Plus, there’s an archive so you can check old tickets too!
• You can also download past winning numbers by year.
• You can sign up to receive Winning Numbers via e-mail — weekly or daily, it's your choice.
• Call the Player Information Line at 1-800-338-6200.
• You can also verify numbers at Lottery terminals, and many Retailers post winning numbers in their stores.
• Download the Delaware Lottery Smartphone App at m.delottery.com.

Winning numbers and current jackpots for POWERBALL^®, MEGA MILLIONS^®, and LOTTO AMERICA^®, and LUCKY FOR LIFE^™ are published on delottery.com, typically within one hour of each game’s respective drawing time.

Winning numbers and current jackpots for MULTI-WIN LOTTO, and winning numbers for KENO^®, PLAY 3 and PLAY 4 are published on delottery.com, typically within 30 minutes of each game’s respective drawing time. In addition, the number of winners are published on the site based on the same schedule for MULTI-WIN LOTTO and PLAY 3 and PLAY 4.

(MULTI-WIN LOTTO drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:57 p.m., POWERBALL^® drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m., MEGA MILLIONS^® drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 p.m., LOTTO AMERICA^® drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Play until 9:45 p.m., PLAY 3 and PLAY 4 Night drawings are held every day at 7:57 p.m., and PLAY 3 and PLAY 4 Day drawings are held Monday–Saturday at 1:58 p.m., LUCKY FOR LIFE^™ drawings are held Monday through Sunday at 10:38 p.m., and KENO^® drawings are held daily every four minutes from 6:04 a.m. to 1:04 a.m.)

You can also sign up to receive winning numbers via e-mail, either daily or weekly. Daily winning numbers are typically delivered to your in-box around 9:15 p.m.; weekly winning numbers results are sent on Sundays and are typically delivered to your in-box around 9:15 p.m.

You must be 18 years old to play traditional Delaware Lottery games, and 21 years old to play Video Lottery, Sports Lottery, and Table Games.

The Delaware Lottery Office is located in Suite 102, 1575 McKee Road, in the McKee Business Park in Dover. For driving information, we have Directions for you.

Delaware Lottery drawings (Multi-Win LOTTO and PLAY 3/PLAY 4) are posted on our website 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.

You can check out Where the Money Goes for details on Lottery fund distribution. Briefly, most of the money is allocated to prizes (50% or more), to the General Fund (30% or more) and to Retailer commissions and bonuses (approximately 10%). Less than 5% of the proceeds is used to pay for administrative and promotional expenses.

No tax dollars are used to fund the Delaware Lottery. The Lottery is totally self-sufficient. It was established in 1974 by legislative decree. For more detailed information, visit Rules, Regulations and Financials, which includes a copy of our latest Annual Report.

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You can learn more about the opportunity to join the network of Delaware Lottery Retailers and how to apply for membership in our Retailer’s Corner.