Local woman grabs $557 in groceries

Janina Jones chosen for free shopping spree during 60-second Grocery Grab

Janina Jones raises her hand in celebration after filling her cart Saturday at Ken's IGA in Brooklet as the winner of the Statesboro Herald's 60-Second Grocery Grab contest. The Statesboro resident went right to the meat department at Ken's and then on to frozen foods. She was able to get $557 of groceries in her cart. - photo by JOE GUGLIELMETTI/special

W grocery — Janina Jones raises her hand in celebration after filling her cart Saturday at Ken's IGA in Brooklet as the winner of the Statesboro Herald's 60-Second Grocery Grab contest. The Statesboro resident went right to the meat department at Ken's and then on to frozen foods. She was able to get $557 of groceries in her cart. - photo by JOE GUGLIELMETTI/special

With shoppers and employees of Ken's IGA in Brooklet cheering her on, Janina Jones of Statesboro filled her shopping cart with $557 of meat and frozen food on Saturday as the winner of the Statesboro Herald's first 60-second Grocery Grab contest. The Grocery Grab offered readers a chance to pile all the groceries they could into a shopping cart in 60 seconds at Ken's. Entry forms were printed in the newspaper between June 8 and July 10.