A Prince George's County woman has collected a $1 million prize, D.C. Lottery officials said.
The lucky winner, Aisha Hawkins of Capitol Heights, Maryland, accepted the $1 million prize Thursday.
Hawkins is a stay-at-home mom of four who runs a nonprofit benefitting critically ill children. When she realized she won, she thought the ticket was for $250,000.
"And, I was thankful for that," Hawkins said in a D.C. Lottery press release. "When I called the lottery to make sure, the nice lady said that I’d won $1,000,000! I had a hot flash!”
The winning ticket from the Sept. 9 drawing was sold at Palisades Deli & Market in Northwest D.C. The winning numbers were 25-34-55-70-71, and the Mega Ball number was 1. The winning ticket matched every number except the Mega Ball.
