Mr Anniversary Gift

Roger Hall stopped by an Old Cornelia Highway convenience story Saturday night for a few ice cream bars to give his children. He left the store $500,000 richer.

Hall, 44, of Lula won the Georgia Lottery instant game Jumbo Jumbo Bucks' top prize about a week after his fifth wedding anniversary. The anniversary surprise was belated, but better late than never.

"We were living paycheck to paycheck before and we really needed a new home," said Hall, who is employed as a painter in Hall County. "This is really a blessing for us from the Lord."

Hall, a father of four, and his wife, Joanne, hope to buy that new home in Lula in the near future, he said.

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