2002 Press Releases

LEAP INTO SPRING WITH NEW INSTANT GAME

DOVER, DE -This week the Delaware Lottery is introducing three new Instant Games: HIGH STAKES, DETOUR DOLLARS and RED HOT SPOTS.

The HIGH STAKES Instant Game offers players a chance to win up to ten times on each $2 ticket. Players can win one of two $10,000 top cash prizes, plus eight other cash prizes from $2 to $1,000. HIGH STAKES offers 95,705 prizes with a value of $453,500. Average odds of winning are 1 in 3.76, based on the sale of all 360,000 tickets ordered for this game.

DETOUR DOLLARS offers players a chance to win one of three top cash prizes worth $2,500 when they match detour signs. Players also can win eight other cash prizes from $1 to $400 and up to four times on each $1 ticket. The DETOUR DOLLARS Instant Game offers 83,016 prizes with a value of $205,200. The average odds of winning are 1 in 4.34, based on the sale of all 360,000 tickets printed for this game.

RED HOT SPOTS is the new $1 Instant Game that's not just hot, it's sizzlin'. Players have up to four chances on each ticket to win one of four top cash prizes worth $2,000, plus eight other cash prizes from $1 to $200. RED HOT SPOTS offers 101,668 prizes with a value of $273,600. Average odds of winning are 1 in 4.72, based on the sale of all 480,000 game tickets printed.

The three new Instant Games are available now at Delaware Lottery Retailers.
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $1.1 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®, LOTTO, Rolldown®, PLAY 3 and PLAY 4, and assorted Instant Games.