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2002 Press Releases

June 17, 2002

NEW HIGH 5'S OFFERS THREE $15,000 TOP CASH PRIZES

DOVER, DE - Players can win one of three top cash prizes worth $15,000, playing the new $5 HIGH 5's Instant Game. Tickets for HIGH 5's go on sale at all Delaware Lottery Retailers this week.

Players also could win one of nine other cash prizes at levels ranging from $5 to $500. Each $5 ticket features four different games and a Bonus Area, plus 15 chances to win great cash prizes. The HIGH 5's Instant Game offers 78,473 prizes with a value of $780,000. Average odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.06, based on selling all 240,000 tickets printed for this game.

Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $1.3 billion 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®, LOTTO, PLAY 3 and PLAY 4, and assorted Instant Games.