California airport worker won a $20 million lottery prize on lunch break

Bay Area resident Durwin Hickman is set for life after winning $20 million while playing a $30 Set For Life scratch-off lottery ticket. The airport worker played the game while on his lunch break. He got to the last but one prize box when he scratched off the word LIFE, which meant he’d won the jackpot prize. He immediately snapped a photo of the ticket and sent it to his wife to confirm the win.

In an interview with the California Lottery, Durwin said, “It was the biggest rush I have had in my life.” He added that all he had ever wanted to do was to buy a house for his wife.

He had previously won $1,000 playing the California Lottery.

Durwin purchased the scratch-off from L& M Liquor, located at 22610 Vermont St, Hayward. The retailer will receive $100,000 for selling the winning ticket.

How to play Set For Life! Millionaire Edition

This is a $30 instant-win ticket with a top prize of $20 million. There are 26 ways to win. To play, simply scratch off the 10 gold star symbols to reveal the winning numbers. Then, scratch off the 35 stacks of cash symbols to reveal your numbers. If any of your numbers match the winning numbers, you win the prize amount shown. Reveal a 2X, 5X, 10X, 20X, or 50X, and multiply your prize by that amount. If you reveal a life symbol, you instantly win $800,000 a year for 25 years.

Other California Lottery millionaire scratch-offs

There are several other California instant-win tickets you can play to become a millionaire. These include:

• Merry Multiplier: This $10 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $1 million.
• California Road Trip Riches: This $10 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $1 million.
• Instant Prize Crossword: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $2 million.
• Year of Fortune: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $5 million.
• Millionaire Maker: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $5 million.
• 2024: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $5 million.
• 100X: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $5 million.
• Neon Cash Party: This $20 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $5 million.
• Crossword Xtreme: This $30 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $7 million.
• $10,000,000,000 Super Bonus: This $30 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $10 million.
• California 200X: This $30 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $10 million.
• $400 Million Money Mania: This $30 instant-win ticket has a top prize of $10 million.

About the California Lottery

The Golden State Lottery aims to generate funding for public education throughout the state. To that end, the California Lottery has contributed more than $41.5 billion to public schools throughout the state since 1985. In 2022, the California Lottery raised a record-breaking $2.07 billion for education.