2004 Press Releases
May 11, 2004
DOVER
MAN WINS $100,000 POWERBALL® PRIZE FROM MAY 5 DRAWING
DOVER, DE -- A Dover man claimed
a $100,000 POWERBALL® prize from the Wednesday, May 5
drawing. His winning ticket matched all five white numbers
except the red POWERBALL® number. The white numbers he
matched on his ticket to win are 01, 10, 34, 39 and 47. There
was no jackpot winner for the May 5 drawing. The red POWERBALL®
number was 33.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was awarded a check
for $75,000, which represents the $100,000 prize minus $25,000
for federal taxes.
He purchased his POWERBALL® ticket at US Gas & Lucky
7 located on Route 13 in Dover. He found out that he had won
when he checked the winning numbers on the Lottery web site,
delottery.com. "I didn't believe it!" he exclaimed.
He told lottery officials that he plans to use the prize money
toward the purchase of a new house
A group has contacted the Lottery Office to announce that
they have the winning ticket for the $100,000 prize from the
Saturday, May 8 POWERBALL® drawing. A claim has not yet
been filed. The winning ticket was purchased at C.B. Perkins
located in the Christiana Mall in Christiana. The POWERBALL®
numbers drawn on May 8, 2004 are 03, 09, 17, 37, 43; and 39
for the red POWERBALL® number.
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery
has contributed more than $1.7 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®,
LOTTO, PLAY 3 and PLAY 4, and assorted Instant Games.
