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June 26, 2025
Bear woman wins $300,000 PAYOUT top prize
Dover, DE — A 49-year-old woman from Bear is celebrating a $300,000 top prize win playing the Delaware Lottery’s $300,000 PAYOUT Instant Game.
The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, purchased her lucky ticket at Food Lion #2185 on S. Chapel Street in Newark, DE. This marks the first time she has won a prize of this size, and she feels incredibly fortunate that it happened when it did.
She shared that the prize money will go toward helping pay for her children’s college tuition. With two kids currently in school, the win comes at the perfect time for her family and will make a big difference in offsetting educational costs. “We’re so thankful — this couldn’t have come at a better time,” she said.
“Meeting this lucky winner was a real treat and hearing her amazing story of how a quick trip to get groceries at the Newark Food Lion also netted her a $300,000 top prize ticket was truly inspiring,” said Helene Keeley, Director of the Delaware Lottery.
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The woman claimed her prize from Lottery Headquarters on June 11, 2025.
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