WSBTV.com News 

Story

Ford Worker Loses Job, Wins Lottery

Posted: 3:43 pm EDT October 27, 2006Updated: 6:14 pm EDT October 27, 2006

Retirement day will be an especially memorable one for Ford assembly plant worker Jerome McInnis. McInnis played the new Georgia Lottery instant game Bah Humbucks and became the first to win one of the game’s $225,000 top prizes.

Jerome is a 13-year employee of the Ford assembly plant in Hapeville that closed today.

"I elected to take the early retirement package," shares McInnis, a College Park resident. "This came at a great time. It's just exciting to win like this."

McInnis, 52, purchased his lucky ticket this morning when he stopped for gas at an Amoco station on Fayetteville Road in College Park.

"I paid for the gas, but I was so excited that I drove off and forgot to get my gas," McInnis says. According to McInnis, he plans to invest most of his winnings. "This will enable me to take care of everything."

The new $5 instant game went on sale Tuesday.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $8.6 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-kindergarten Program. More than 900,000 students have received HOPE Scholarships, and more than 700,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary pre-kindergarten program.

WSB-TV Going Green Partners

2 Investigates

A Whistleblower 2 Investigation took a closer look at a former Coweta County Sheriff's Deputy at the center of a controversial incident caught on tape. Clint Reynolds currently is facing two felony charges that include aggravated assault on his wife. Full Story ››


Channel 2 Action News has learned of a federal investigation into seafood mislabeling. A grand jury soon could hand up indictments against several shrimp processors for mislabeling cheap imports as U.S. caught shrimp. Full Story ››


Georgia drivers are now subject to the new super speeder law that can tack on an additional $200 fine. State troopers will likely chase down some of those speeders. And Channel 2 Action News has learned that those drivers may be in for an even more expensive surprise. Richard Belcher investigates. Full Story ››
WEB EXTRA: Fleeing Fines

Our hidden cameras reveal how a metro furnace company's widely advertised bargain prices were no bargain at all. We know state regulators and the Better Business Bureau are watching to see what consumer investigator Jim Strickland found. Watch Video ››
READ: Southeast Cleaning and Restoration AD
READ: Southeast Cleaning and Restoration Letter
READ: Southeast Cleaning and Restoration Receipt
WATCH: Southeast Cleaning and Restoration Video