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FAIRMOUNT WOMAN GETS WELCOME BREAK
August 2, 2011
Bobbie Norris of Fairmount works seven days a week at two jobs to pay the bills. Over the weekend, the hard-working mother-of- two made a rare purchase that turned out to be the break she had been waiting for.
Norris says she occasionally plays the Hoosier Lottery, but almost never buys $5 lottery tickets. Friday night she decided to spring for a $5 $100,000 Bonanza Scratch-off that ended up being worth $100,000.
Norris is a bank teller and a retail customer service representative. Even with a $100,000 winning ticket in her pocket, she worked three full shifts over the weekend before presenting her winning Scratch-off to Lottery officials in Indianapolis Monday morning. She choked back tears as she explained that she was on her way to an already-planned and much-needed mini-vacation at an Indianapolis-area water park with her sons.
“I woke up at six this morning,” said Norris. “I was so excited!”
Norris is excited to treat her sons, ages seven and 16 years-old, to a few perks. One wants an iPod and the other has requested an Xbox. She says she also plans to treat herself to a new front-load washer and dryer.
Norris is the second person to claim one of 12 top prizes of $100,000 on the $100,000 Bonanza Scratch-off. Ten top prizes remain unclaimed at this time.
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