Sirgota Sima

"I just picked my own numbers randomly," said Sirgota Sima, the D.C. Lottery's latest $50,000 DC 5 winner. Sima, a regular DC 5 player, noted that he knew he'd won the top prize when he scanned his ticket and received a message sending him back to the terminal operator. "I played $1 straight, so I knew I had won $50,000," smiled Sima, a 20-plus year D.C. resident who resides in Northwest. He said he plans to pay off his credit cards and a few other bills, then will put the remainder of his prize money in the bank. "I'm going to be alright!" Sima bought his winning ticket at International Progresso Market, 7719 Georgia Avenue, NW.