A Dagsboro couple has $250,000 to burn after winning the lottery on a recent night out to Stockley Tavern south of Georgetown.Michael Oxbrough, 49, said he and his wife originally went to the bar to play Keno, a bingo-style lottery game, purchasing five games before deciding to try their luck with a few Instant Game tickets instead.“Honestly, it’s a lot of fun and something we enjoy doing together,” he told the Delaware State Lottery Office.Oxbrough got a Money to Burn ticket, which is $25, and started ...
A Dagsboro couple has $250,000 to burn after winning the lottery on a recent night out to Stockley Tavern south of Georgetown.
Michael Oxbrough, 49, said he and his wife originally went to the bar to play Keno, a bingo-style lottery game, purchasing five games before deciding to try their luck with a few Instant Game tickets instead.
“Honestly, it’s a lot of fun and something we enjoy doing together,” he told the Delaware State Lottery Office.
Oxbrough got a Money to Burn ticket, which is $25, and started scratching.
He noticed that one of his numbers matched one of the winning numbers. Realizing he had won, he decided to move on to a second ticket before uncovering his prize.
Once the second ticket showed no winnings, he returned back to the first ticket to discover what he originally thought was a $250 prize, was actually $250,000.
“I jumped up from the bar and ran straight to the parking lot, hooting and hollering all the way,” he said. “I had to keep checking the ticket again and again to make sure it was really a big win.”
His wife and the bartender ran after Oxbrough and confirmed that it was no illusion. Then, everyone went back inside and Oxbrough bought a round of drinks for everyone at the tavern to celebrate the big win.
When asked what he was planning to do with his winnings, Michael replied that he was looking forward to getting a little ahead of the game on things like bills and finances.
He claimed his prize from lottery headquarters on June 13.
The first Money to Burn top prize was claimed by a Newark woman in April, the lottery office said.
There are three $250,000 tickets in game No. 115 of Money to Burn. That means there's still one top prize remaining.
“$250,000 is the biggest Money to Burn Instant Game prize and it’s always exciting when a Delaware Lottery player wins a game’s top prize,” said Vernon Kirk, Director of the Delaware Lottery. “Congratulations to Mr. Oxbrough!”
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