(CNN) After working as a preschool teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, for two decades, Joe Camp was laid off in September amid the coronavirus pandemic. "It put me in a dark place," said Camp in a news release from NC Lottery. But just when he thought life couldn't get any worse, Camp won the lottery. "Thursday morning, I went to the store and bought a scratch-off ticket like I usually do," Camp said. Camp, who is a father and grandfather, won a $250,000 Gold Rush ticket, which he says he plans to use on his family.

Source: CNN December 26, 2020 06:00 UTC