DARLINGTON Mayor Doris Jones chose the winning ticket in a charity raffle at the town's Dolphin Centre.
Councillor Jones was helping fundraisers collect cash for the Lymphoma Association, which funds research into causes of the cancer.
Fundraisers in the town have already collected hundreds of pounds for the charity.
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