232 winning tickets sold for lottery drawing that came up 8-8-8-8

Sept. 25 (UPI) — The DC Lottery said about 232 winning tickets were sold for a DC 4 drawing that came up with the winning numbers 8-8-8-8.

Lottery officials said the 11:30 p.m. drawing Sunday resulted in the unusual winning number combination, which proved to be a popular choice for players.

The drawing has a top prize of $5,000, with additional prizes ranging from $100 to $2,500.

Officials said players won a combined total of about $1,070,250 in the drawing.