By Dennis Romero
A Delaware woman won state lottery games twice last month and claimed her $400,000 in winnings in a single day, according to lottery officials.
His winning tickets weren't for Monday night's Powerball lottery, whose jackpot has ballooned to $1.9 billion, but for more mundane scratch-off games, officials said in an October statement.
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The woman was not identified, as winners can remain anonymous under a law that regulates state lottery gambling in Delaware, one of six states that allow anonymity for some or all winners.
In a statement, the Delaware Lottery announced that the winner and a friend went to its headquarters on Oct. 20 to claim winnings from a $100,000 Ultimate Cash instant game ticket that she had purchased at a gas station in Newark, where she lives. .
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On the way home, the woman stopped at a Dover store to celebrate by buying three Serious Money tickets, one of which won $300,000, according to authorities.
"We just sat there in disbelief," the woman said in the statement, describing the moment she won for the second time, with her friend by her side.
"It was absolute madness," she added.
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He went back to headquarters to claim those winnings as well.
"It's great to see our players taking home six-figure prizes," Acting State Lottery Director Helene Keeley said in the statement.
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The estimated Monday night Powerball jackpot reached a world record of $1.9 billion.
The jackpot ballooned after there were no six-number winners in Saturday night's drawing, lottery officials said.
"Like the rest of the United States, and the world, I think we're all excited to find out when this historic jackpot will be won," Powerball President Drew Svitko said in a statement.