Airport worker win $20 million California lottery prize on lunch break. ‘Biggest rush’
Durwin Hickman had a hard time believing he’d just won $20 million on a California Lottery Scratcher, so he sent a photo of the ticket to his wife to double-check.
She confirmed the $30 Set for Life ticket hit the jackpot, the California Lottery said in a Friday, Dec. 15, news release.
“It was the biggest rush I have had in my life,” Hickman, a Bay Area airport worker, told lottery officials. He bought the scratcher at a Hayward liquor store and played it on his lunch break.
Hickman, who works as a skycap assisting passengers with their luggage, has big plans for the jackpot.
“My whole thing is I wanted to buy my wife a house,” he said. Hickman said he previously won $1,000 playing the lottery.
L & M Liquor will receive $100,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Hayward is about 30 miles southeast of San Francisco.
Other big scratchers jackpots include:
A $5 million jackpot won by Teresa Martinez on a 100x scratcher purchased at a Morgan Hill gas station.
A $5 million jackpot won by Eric Holtzman and Matoux De La Croix on a Premier 7’s scratcher purchased at a Los Angeles-area pharmacy.
A $5 million jackpot won by German Medina Zapata on a Premier 7’s scratcher purchased at a San Francisco liquor store.
This story was originally published December 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM with the headline "Airport worker win $20 million California lottery prize on lunch break. ‘Biggest rush’."