2016 Press Releases
December 21, 2016
Delaware Business Owner Exchanges $25 Winner for One Worth A Quarter Million Dollars
(DOVER, DE) — Gregory Brown, a 54-year-old Delaware business owner, made the business transaction of his lifetime when he converted one $25 winning ticket into a $250,000 prize in the Delaware Lottery’s Instant Game, Quarter Million Large. Here’s how it went down for the Mullica Hill, New Jersey, resident.
Brown, who owns Gregory Automotive Group in New Castle, Delaware, decided to walk across the street from his company to cash in a ticket at North DuPont Shell on DuPont Highway. The salesperson asked him if he wanted his winnings in cash or tickets. As it turns out, Brown made the right decision! His $250,000 prize represented the last top prize for this game, which debuted in February of this year.
After scratching off the ticket, Brown said to himself, “This can’t be real.” After staring at the ticket and rechecking it about 20 times, he confirmed his suspicion with one of his salespeople. He wasn’t able to tell his wife until he got home later that day, and she immediately wanted to go out and buy a new coffee machine.
Brown, a father of two children, says he has been playing the Lottery for about eight years. His largest prize to date is $500, which he has won about five times. He told Lottery officials he plans to pay off an equity loan and “put the rest in the bank until I get older.”
The winner claimed the $250,000 prize at Delaware Lottery Headquarters in Dover on Thursday, December 15.
About the Delaware Lottery
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $4.7 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, LUCKY FOR LIFE™, 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 www.delottery.com, at licensed locations and from the Lottery’s office in Dover.
Winner privacy is our policy.
The Delaware Lottery publishes winner names only with their consent.
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.
