2001 Press Releases

July 2, 2001

HOT NEW INSTANT GAMES FROM THE DELAWARE LOTTERY

DOVER, DE -  This week the Delaware Lottery is introducing three new Instant Games: DOUBLE PLAY, CASH IN and FIELD OF GREENS.

DOUBLE PLAY offers players a chance to win up to 10 times on each $2 ticket. Players can win one of two $10,000 top cash prizes, plus nine other cash prizes from $2 to $1,000. DOUBLE PLAY offers 124,328 prizes with a value of $600,000. The average odds of winning are 1 in 3.86, based on the sale of all 480,000 tickets ordered for this game.

The new $1 CASH IN Instant Game offers players a chance to win one of two top prizes worth $2,000, plus eight other cash prizes from $1 to $100. In addition, players can win up to four times on each $1 ticket. CASH IN offers 53,502 prizes with a value of $134,600. The average odds of winning are 1 in 4.49, based on the sale of all 240,000 tickets printed for this game.

The new $1 FIELD OF GREENS Instant Game features ten $500 top prizes.   Players can also win seven other prizes from $1 to $100. The FIELD OF GREENS Instant Game offers 55,460 prizes with a value of $134,800. Average odds of winning are 1 in 4.33, based on the sale of all 240,000 game tickets printed.

The three new Instant Games are now available at all Delaware Lottery Retailers.

Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $969 million to the state's General Fund to help finance needed state services that benefit everyone in Delaware.   The Lottery offers a variety of games: POWERBALL®, the fastest-growing multimillion-dollar jackpot game, All Cash Lotto, Rolldown®, Play 3 and Play 4, and a variety of Instant Games.