The winning Delaware Play 4 numbers for August 17, 1997 were: night 5-5-6-4.
Sum is the digits added together (5+5+0 = 10). Root sum keeps adding until one digit is left (10 → 1+0 = 1) — many regular players track it in their notebooks. Odd/Even marks each digit O or E (5-5-0 = OOE). High/Low marks 0–4 as L and 5–9 as H (5-5-0 = HHL).
| Date | Draw | Numbers | Sum | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1997 | Night | 5-5-6-4 | 20 | 2 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | Night | 0-2-8-9 | 19 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | Day | 3-9-1-1 | 14 | 5 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | Night | 4-1-8-8 | 21 | 3 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | Day | 8-3-4-8 | 23 | 5 |
| Aug 14, 1997 | Night | 0-9-4-1 | 14 | 5 |
| Aug 14, 1997 | Day | 0-6-1-8 | 15 | 6 |
| Aug 13, 1997 | Night | 7-8-7-9 | 31 | 4 |
| Aug 13, 1997 | Day | 7-6-4-6 | 23 | 5 |
| Aug 12, 1997 | Night | 5-5-7-3 | 20 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 1997 | Day | 7-4-7-4 | 22 | 4 |
| Aug 11, 1997 | Night | 6-3-2-5 | 16 | 7 |
| Aug 11, 1997 | Day | 4-7-9-7 | 27 | 9 |