Hurricane Irma evacuee wins lottery after buying ticket in Rocky Mount

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina -- A Florida mother evacuating because of Hurricane Irma won $10,000 after buying a scratch-off ticket in North Carolina.

Tiffany Hatfield bought a $5 Diamond Dazzler scratch-off at the Circle K on Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount on her way to Virginia.
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Hatfield , who is from Ocoee, Florida, said when she realized she won, she started screaming and felt very happy.
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She said she plans on using the money to help repair her home from the damage Irma caused.

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