Roswell Resident Wins $250,000 from Georgia Lotto

One lucky college graduate from Roswell is finding himself a quarter-million dollars richer. Joseph Crandall won a $250,000 prize playing Jeep Outdoor Adventure in the Georgia Lottery.

The 23-year-old, who recently graduated from Georgia State University, purchased his lucky ticket last Thursday at Sydney Food Mart in Atlanta, and immediately went to claim his prize at Georgia Lottery headquarters downtown later that same day.

Ironically, Crandall received the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship while enrolled at the university. Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery has returned more than $12.7 billion to the state of Georgia for education.

“I saw the jeep ticket and thought maybe I’d win a truck,” he said. “I scratched it at home, saw the dollar sign and the prize and said, ‘This can’t be real.’ ”

Crandall considers his win a stroke of luck.

“I’ll buy a car then save the rest,” he shared.

Georgia Lottery players can win big with the Jeep Outdoor Adventure lottery game, a $5 instant ticket. Still up for grabs are 15 2011 Jeep Wranglers, taxes paid, plus $25,000 for customization. Players also have the opportunity to instantly win one of 1,200 Eagles Nest Outfitters gift cards and Jeep camping gear prize packs valued at $250.

Players can enter non-winning tickets for a second chance to win. The Georgia Lottery will award 600 Jeep camping gear prize packs, 200 Eagles Nest Outfitters gift cards and one Jeep Wrangler vehicle throughout five second-chance drawings.

Visit the Jeep Outdoor Adventure online for more information and the second chance drawing entry periods and drawing dates.

For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp., please visit them online.