Delaware Lottery looking for $7.7 million winner

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ajaxdog — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:56:17 GMT

My first post! I Hate to say it, but if I were to win that amount of money I would take advantage of one of the few benefits of living and playing lottery in Delaware. Too many good people end up in personal train wrecks after winning this kind of money. I've had the good fortune to have to visit the Dover office three times to claim Play 4 prizes, and twice to claim play 3 prizes my retailer wouldn't pay ove rthe past 15 years. They've tried to get me to sign the release every time, but I like... [ More ]

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lottobrain — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:36:40 GMT

Well I hope that someone does claim this jackpot and put the whole thing to rest. In Dewaware one does not have to give their name as the whole thing is anonymous if they desire it, so the state seldom gets any publicity out of the winner. In the past couple of years, because of this, the lottery has even stopped putting any kind of notice in the paper that the jackpot had been claimed by someone. I wrote to them about this and they used the anonymity as an excuse for not doing so, though a fe... [ More ]

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tg636 — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:40:11 GMT

It's been less than 3 weeks and the lottery is pulling out all the stops ? Some people like to plan out their next move, get legal/tax advice and get everything organized before getting the check and publicity. This is a life changing amount of money.

Comment #2

lottobrain — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 03:55:13 GMT

After reading this article earlier this evening, I have since looked through the two main papers in Delaware, The News Journal and the Delaware State News, and I couldn't find it in either. Perhaps I missed it. I think the article seemed to indicate that the lottery was trying to concentrate on the Harrington area to locate the winner. I was told that where the ticket was sold is very near the casino at the fair grounds and is also on the main highway leading north and south through Delaware. I... [ More ]

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DoctorEw220 — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:13:40 GMT

DE needs to learn to be patient. Compared to normal Lotto jackpots, this is quite a bit. The winner may want to consult a financial planner before claiming their ticket, even though the winner doesn't have the option of choosing cash or annuity. They may just want to know what to do with their money.

Delaware Lottery looking for $7.7 million winner

Lottery Post — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:58:05 GMT

There's a millionaire on the loose in Harrington, Delaware and lottery officials are pulling out all the stops to figure out who it is.And they've been looking since Jan. 27.That's when lottery officials learned that the $7.7 million winning Lotto ticket was sold at the Bridle Bit, a liquor store on U.S. 13 in Harrington. We haven't seen a winner up here yet, said Brian Peters, a spokesman for the Delaware Lottery. We try and beat the bushes after we have a winner, but sometimes it takes a whi... [ More ]