2013 Press Releases
June 21, 2013
WINNER OF POWERBALL® JACKPOT TICKET SOLD
AT REHOBOTH BEACH SUPER G COMES FORWARD
Delaware Lottery Officials Say With Cash Option, Winner To Split
A Third of $50 Million
Dover, DE - June 21, 2013 - Almost a month to the date of what can be considered a memorable Memorial Day Weekend POWERBALL® jackpot drawing, the Delaware Lottery is pleased to announce that a winner has come forward to claim their share of the $50 million estimated annuity jackpot prize from one of three winning tickets drawn May 25, one of which was sold at the Super G supermarket in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
The Delaware Lottery awarded a Delaware resident a lump sum total of $10,377,750.10 today after they chose the cash option to claim one-third of the jackpot prize. The lucky Delaware resident, who is choosing to remain anonymous, is one of three ticket holders from the May 25 POWERBALL drawing to match all six numbers correctly. The winning numbers drawn May 25 were 2, 6, 19, 21, and 27 with a POWERBALL of 25. The additional two winning tickets were sold in Florida and Louisiana and the winners have not yet come forward.
“In Delaware, winner privacy is our policy,” said Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk. “Although we cannot reveal the winner’s identity, we are pleased to share in the luck of being able to award yet another big jackpot prize, making this individual the ninth jackpot winner overall in the First State.”
Delaware is currently one of six states that allow winners to remain anonymous and will not reveal a winner’s personal information for promotional purposes without their consent. For more information about the Delaware Lottery’s winner privacy policy, visit: http://www.delottery.com/privacypolicy.asp.
In May, a 34-year-old woman from Wilmington, Del, won $2 million playing POWERBALL with POWER PLAY® in a drawing held May 15. The winning ticket was sold at Jay’s Liquors located in Wilmington.
A $50 million POWERBALL jackpot winning ticket was also sold in Delaware in October 2012 at Cutrona Liquors located in Wilmington.
POWERBALL jackpots start at $40 million and drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 PM. The next drawing will be held on Saturday, June 22. The current POWERBALL jackpot annuity is $127 million with a cash value of $77.3 million. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game are approximately 1 in 31. The odds of winning a jackpot prize are 1-in-175 million.
About the Delaware Lottery:
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $4.1 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®, MEGA MILLIONS®, HOT LOTTO®, MULTI-WIN LOTTO, DELAWARE CASH 5®, PLAY 3, PLAY 4, KENO®, iGaming and assorted Instant Games, Video Lottery, Sports Lottery and Table Games. Delaware Lottery game and promotional details are available at delottery.com, at licensed locations, and from the Lottery's office in Dover.
Winner Privacy is our Policy.
The Delaware Lottery only publishes winner names with their consent.
About POWERBALL®:
Powerball® drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, 9:59 p.m. Central Time, 8:59 p.m. Mountain Time and 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. For more information about Powerball® please visit www.powerball.com.
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