An employee at the Ford Hapeville plant, on his last day of work before his forced early retirement, won nearly a quarter-million dollars on a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Jerome McInnis, 52, of College Park, stopped at a convenience store on Fayetteville Road early Friday to buy gas, Georgia Lottery officials said.
The 13-year Ford employee purchased a $5 ticket for the “Bah Humbucks” game. The ticket was a winner, good for $225,000, lottery officials said.
“I paid for the gas, but I was so excited that I drove off and forgot to get my gas,” McInnis said in a press release issued by the lottery.
McInnis is the first lottery player to win the top prize in Bah Humbucks, which went on sale Tuesday.
McInnis said he elected to take the early retirement package offered to Ford employees when the decision was made to shut down the Hapeville assembly plant.
“This comes at a great time,” he said of his new-found wealth.
He said he plans to invest most of his winnings, according to the lottery press release.
“This will enable me to take care of everything,” he said.
