Friday, October 21, 2011
Lotto curse?
Sad stories of lottery jackpot winners ....
Each week, millions of people buy lottery tickets, hoping that this week finally it is your turn to win be great. But is a lottery millionaire made it all? Not after this sad bunch ...
Millionaire? Most people, certainly (except billionaires or natural). But unfortunately, winning a truck load of money on the lottery, sweepstakes, comes with a pile of luggage.
Day dreaming of a millionaire lifestyle seem habit sour faster than have sub-prime mortgages - isolation, paranoia, drugs, crime, poverty and prison waiting for those who do not fit, as these top ten "Lottery Losers' Shows:
1. Jack Whittaker won a record $ 314.9m Powerball jackpot in the year of 2002.
But life is since a long list of arrests, lawsuits, broken relationships, and even death. In 2007, his former wife, Jewell was she wished she had 'tore the ticket. "
2. William "Bud" Post won $ 16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988th
He later described the experience as "nightmare" and wants it had never happened - who can blame him after he eager to get their hands sued by a former girlfriend on his cash and his brother hired a contract killer in the hopes of inheriting the profits. It invests in unhappy family and in one year $ 1 million in debt. Today he gets social security payments.
3. Luke Pittard from Wales won a "measly" Stg £ 1.3 million to the National Lottery.
After the novelty wore off and the obligatory expensive vacation, wedding and new home were checked, he got bored and went to work at MacDonalds.
4. An as yet unnamed Sicilian won £ 79m on the Italian lottery in the year of 2008.
Before he or she could even collect the winnings consumer groups demanded that the windfall will be confiscated by the government. The winner is submerged since, for fear of the mob appeal is to come.
5. Janite Lee won $ 18 million in the year 1993rd
Your generosity in giving money to a variety of political, educational and community causes was commendable - but only eight years later bankrupt them.
6. Mark Gardiner from London won £ 11 million in the year 1995th
Thirteen miserable years later, he has not lost his money, but he has lost all his friends - even the ones he treats new £ 100,000 homes - and lost contact with his family.
7. Michael Carroll won £ 9.7 million National Lottery jackpot of 2002.
Since then he has appeared in court more than 30 times and imprisoned for drug offenses. In 2008, he admitted that remained "only" £ 500,000 of his windfall.
8. Willie Hurt won $ 3.1 million in the year 1989th
Two years later, the money was gone and he was on a charge of murder. Hurt spent his fortune on a divorce and crack.
9. Charles Riddle won $ 1 million in the year 1975th
The original Lotto car accident, he could quickly divorced, faced several lawsuits and was eventually indicted for selling cocaine.
10. Ken Proxmire prize of $ 1,000,000, the Michigan Lottery.
He moved to California, and invested in a car company with his brothers. Five years later he was bankrupt and back to work as a machinist.
Lotto curse?
Sad stories of lottery jackpot winners ....
Each week, millions of people buy lottery tickets, hoping that this week finally it is your turn to win be great. But is a lottery millionaire made it all? Not after this sad bunch ...
Millionaire? Most people, certainly (except billionaires or natural). But unfortunately, winning a truck load of money on the lottery, sweepstakes, comes with a pile of luggage.
Day dreaming of a millionaire lifestyle seem habit sour faster than have sub-prime mortgages - isolation, paranoia, drugs, crime, poverty and prison waiting for those who do not fit, as these top ten "Lottery Losers' Shows:
1. Jack Whittaker won a record $ 314.9m Powerball jackpot in the year of 2002.
But life is since a long list of arrests, lawsuits, broken relationships, and even death. In 2007, his former wife, Jewell was she wished she had 'tore the ticket. "
2. William "Bud" Post won $ 16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988th
He later described the experience as "nightmare" and wants it had never happened - who can blame him after he eager to get their hands sued by a former girlfriend on his cash and his brother hired a contract killer in the hopes of inheriting the profits. It invests in unhappy family and in one year $ 1 million in debt. Today he gets social security payments.
3. Luke Pittard from Wales won a "measly" Stg £ 1.3 million to the National Lottery.
After the novelty wore off and the obligatory expensive vacation, wedding and new home were checked, he got bored and went to work at MacDonalds.
4. An as yet unnamed Sicilian won £ 79m on the Italian lottery in the year of 2008.
Before he or she could even collect the winnings consumer groups demanded that the windfall will be confiscated by the government. The winner is submerged since, for fear of the mob appeal is to come.
5. Janite Lee won $ 18 million in the year 1993rd
Your generosity in giving money to a variety of political, educational and community causes was commendable - but only eight years later bankrupt them.
6. Mark Gardiner from London won £ 11 million in the year 1995th
Thirteen miserable years later, he has not lost his money, but he has lost all his friends - even the ones he treats new £ 100,000 homes - and lost contact with his family.
7. Michael Carroll won £ 9.7 million National Lottery jackpot of 2002.
Since then he has appeared in court more than 30 times and imprisoned for drug offenses. In 2008, he admitted that remained "only" £ 500,000 of his windfall.
8. Willie Hurt won $ 3.1 million in the year 1989th
Two years later, the money was gone and he was on a charge of murder. Hurt spent his fortune on a divorce and crack.
9. Charles Riddle won $ 1 million in the year 1975th
The original Lotto car accident, he could quickly divorced, faced several lawsuits and was eventually indicted for selling cocaine.
10. Ken Proxmire prize of $ 1,000,000, the Michigan Lottery.
He moved to California, and invested in a car company with his brothers. Five years later he was bankrupt and back to work as a machinist.