A lucky Bay Area lottery player hit the $20 million jackpot on a scratchers ticket bought in Hayward, according to the California Lottery.
Durwin Hickman, who works as a skycap at a Bay Area airport, bought a $30 Set For Life! Scratchers ticket while on his lunch break and uncovered the word "LIFE" to win the top prize of $20 million, the lottery said.
"It was the biggest rush I have had in my life," Hickman told the California Lottery.
Hickman added that he plans to buy his wife a house with the winnings.
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The lucky ticket was sold at L & M Liquor in Hayward, which will receive a bonus of $100,000, according to the lottery.
The Bay Area also had three other Scratchers winners, lottery officials said:
- Teresa Martinez won $5 million on a 100X Scratchers ticket bought at Golden Eagle Gas in Morgan Hill.
- German Medina Zapata won $5 million on a Premier 7’s bought at K&H Liquors in San Francisco.
- Teh-An Lin won $1 million on a Cloud 9 Scratchers bought at Seafood City in Hayward.
