2014 Press Releases

February 18, 2014

 

Wednesday’s Powerball® Jackpot Drawing Climbs To $400 Million
The Delaware Lottery Is Asking Players To Please Play Responsibly

Dover, DE - February 18, 2014 Wednesday night’s POWERBALL® has reached an estimated annuity jackpot of $400 million–one of the largest POWERBALL jackpots in U.S. lottery history, according to Multi-State Lottery (MUSL) officials. With no winner from the drawing that took place Saturday, February 15, 2014, the jackpot was raised from $330.8 million to the current $400 million. The winning numbers from Saturday’s non-winning jackpot drawing were 2, 9, 14, 21, 23, 3, and the POWERBALL number was 3.

The current jackpot run has been climbing since December of last year. If the $400 million jackpot is won this Wednesday, the winner could opt for a cash option payout of $227.8 million.

The Delaware Lottery joins other lotteries across the country in support of responsible play by emphasizing that the odds of winning a POWERBALL jackpot prize are 1-in-175 million and that players should play within their means.

“Since POWERBALL’s price point change from $1 to $2, we’ve steadily seen the jackpots on the rise,” said Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk. “The $400 million POWERBALL jackpot is not only the fourth largest POWERBALL estimated annuity jackpot, but is also the sixth-highest prize we’ve seen in lottery history. While we expect that our retailers will be busy and sales will be high, we also are expecting players to be wise with their lottery ticket purchases and ask them to please play responsibly by spending only what is personally affordable.”

In October 2012, a couple from Wilmington, Del., claimed $33.05 million, the cash value equivalent of the $50 million estimated annuity POWERBALL jackpot that was drawn on October 3, 2012. The largest POWERBALL jackpot ever recorded occurred last May when a Florida woman won the $590.5 million jackpot prize.

POWERBALL tickets sell for $2 per game and with the Power Play® option POWERBALL costs $3 per game.

 

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.

The 44 U.S. lotteries where Powerball® is available are: Arizona Lottery, Arkansas Lottery, Colorado Lottery, Connecticut Lottery Corporation, D.C. Lottery & CGCB, Delaware State Lottery, Florida Lottery, Georgia Lottery Corporation, Hoosier Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Illinois Lottery, Iowa Lottery, Kansas Lottery, Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Maine Lottery, Maryland Lott, Massachusetts Lottery, Michigan Lottery, Minnesota State Lottery, Missouri Lottery, Montana Lottery, Nebraska Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery Commission, New Jersey Lottery, New Mexico Lottery Authority, New York Lottery, North Carolina Education Lottery, North Dakota Lottery, Ohio Lottery, Oklahoma Lottery, Oregon Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, Rhode Island Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery, South Dakota Lottery, Tennessee Education Lottery, Texas Lottery, U.S. Virgin Islands Lottery, Vermont Lottery, Virginia Lottery, Washington Lottery, Wisconsin Lottery and the West Virginia Lottery. Powerball® is owned by the Multi-State Lottery Association which is a government-benefit, non-profit association owned and operated by 33 member lotteries. MUSL currently coordinates six multi-state games in the United States. Powerball® and Power Play® are registered trademarks of the Multi-State Lottery Association.