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Here's a list of 11 lottery winners from all over the world who hit the big jackpot only to lose everything and go back to poverty.
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Nov 5, 2021 · You'll be shocked when you find out how these lottery winners lost their fortunes. For this list, we’ll be looking at individuals whose enormous luck didn’t seem to extend beyond their big...
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These are some of the stories from the biggest lottery losers of all time. From rags to riches and back to rags -- or death, prison and divorce in some cases...
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- Lara and Roger Griffiths bought their dream home — and then life fell apart. Before they won a $2.76 million lottery jackpot in 2005, Lara and Roger Griffiths, of England, reportedly never argued.
- Bud Post lost $16.2 million within a nightmarish year after his own brother allegedly put out a hit on him. William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988, but he was $1 million in debt within a year.
- Martyn and Kay Tott won a $5 million jackpot but lost the ticket. Martyn Tott, 33, and his 24-year-old wife Kay, from the UK, missed out on a $5 million lottery fortune after losing their ticket.
- Sharon Tirabassi won $10 million but eventually returned to her old life. In 2004, Sharon Tirabassi, a single mother who had been on welfare, cashed a check from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
Jul 29, 2022 · The world of lottery winners is paved with former millionaires who’ve burned through fortunes and wound up broke. Take Jay Sommers. In 1988, he won some $5 million in the Michigan state lottery...
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Apr 28, 2022 · Could winning the lottery be a tragedy, not a windfall? Here are 7 lottery curse victims whose lucky jackpot win led to divorce, bankruptcy, or worse.
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