Tammy Gillespie, a married mother of three from St. Bernard parish who is a hurricane Katrina survivor living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won $20,000 in the Tennessee Lottery second-chance drawing.

“You’re serious? You have no idea what this means!” Ms. Gillespie told Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO of the Lottery, during the surprise phone call Ms. Hargrove made to share the good news. “We’re Katrina survivors and we’re trying to go back home. I just can’t even believe this is happening to me …Tennessee has been so good to us!”

Congratulations, Tammy!