A Mechanicsville woman claimed a $250 , 000 Mega Millions prize just eight hours before the ticket would have expired. The Virginia Lottery says Lydia Burke claimed the prize for the March 27 Mega Millions drawing at 9 a.m. Thursday. The ticket was set to expire at 5 p.m.

Winning tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Lottery officials say Burke had put the ticket in a napkin holder. She checked the ticket after seeing a news report Wednesday that it was going to expire.

Her ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were 10-15-24-38-50 and the Mega Ball was 19. Burke says when she saw the winning numbers , she screamed , "I got it! I got it!"