New Delaware Promotion

Reply #6

lottobrain — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:13:52 GMT

Yes, the Delaware raffle to win $250,000 is a pretty good bet compared to the Powerball odds to win $200,000 at apprx 1 in 3.5 milllion. And of course there are 5- $25,000 prizes and 200 or so $500 prizes. Delaware lottery got burned pretty good today in the mid day draw when they had to pay out about $62,000 on the pick 3 number 510 and $228,000 on the 4 digit number 1231. This may not sound like much to the folks living in the big states like PA, etc., but Delaware has a cutoff on their numb... [ More ]

Reply #5

rdc137 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:51:10 GMT

Delaware's Raffle is a very good deal if they don't sell 34,000 tickets in the next 13 days. I wouldn't anticipate it happening. I doubt Delaware will do another raffle, but then again, nothing surprises me with this state lottery.

It's too bad Delaware Lottery is so messed up because Delaware really is a nice place to live and it is actually contrary to most state operations, which are generally (but not 100%) responsive to the public. I speak from experiences I've had dealing with major iss... [ More ]

Reply #4

JimmySand9 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:56:51 GMT

He's got a point. A raffle is a much different and a much less daunting endevour than a permanent game like Hot Lotto. Hey, I'd love to be able to take the R2 down to Wilmington every time I visit Philly and pick up a Hot Lotto ticket as much as the next guy, but to compare it to a one draw, quick-pick only game is like comparing apples and orange soda.

By the way, the Delaware raffle is a much better deal than most of the other raffles out there (only Maryland's raffle, IMHO, is better).... [ More ]

Reply #3

CA LotteryGuy — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:30:02 GMT

CASH Only....this is the sort of post from you that can drive people crazy!

Referring to your other post; you want to see lotteries offer lump-sum payouts in all games and see a minimum of a 50% payout. These are causes that make sense and need someone to champion their case. Keep on doing this!

However, when you say that a lottery should not have done a raffle (a one time limited offer) and should have gone with Hot Lotto (an ongonig game) that makes no sense

Reply #2

CASH Only — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:55:57 GMT

It's on the Delaware Lotto webpage. www.delottery.com

What happens if Delaware doesn't sell out

Reply #1

CASH Only — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:40:48 GMT

Maybe they should make it retroactive for all raffle players. Hopefully Delaware is realizing it should have gone with Hot Lotto.

New Delaware Promotion

rdc137 — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:29:12 GMT

Delaware still has to sell close to 35K tickets for its raffle that it started back on October 30th (100K tickets overall). I just got an email that says now you will get a free Powerball quickpick with a raffle ticket. Take it for what it's worth.