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- "Someone in my town won $110 million while on a holiday somewhere in the country. The dude became really arrogant and destroyed his relationship with both his wife and son.
- "I worked with a lady who was two cubicles down from me. She would buy the lottery religiously, and one Friday, our boss said to her, 'I'll laugh if you win the $55 million and come in on Monday and quit.'
- "A guy I went to high school with won the lottery in his early 30s. He bought the low-income housing block he grew up in and his mother still lived in, completely renovated it, and kept it low-income housing.
- "My grandparents took our entire family on a cruise, and then paid for all of the grandkids' college educations and first cars. They bought a new house and cars, but they took the payment over years option, rode it out, and traveled all over the world."
- Everyone begged for her money: A lady who worked at the same company as me won just under $100 Million. They said the number of sob story letters and requests for money was simply unbelievable, even a year later.
- She went broke within three years: A friend of a friend won a $17m jackpot back in the mid-1990’s. Within 3 years, she was completely broke. Her family still hounds her for money constantly and refuses to believe she doesn’t have any.
- She sued the lottery company for selling her a ticket: There was a person who won the EuroMillions £1m raffle and became stressed from suddenly having a large sum of money and had her relationships with her friends were affected.
- He lost his closest friends: My grandfather won 30,000 in Australia in 1977, not long after lotto was introduced. It bought him a truck to run his own business and a house in a nice suburb which he and my grandmother lived in until they passed away.
Story by Gabija Palšytė. • 2mo • 9 min read. A person has a 1 in 300 million chance of hitting a jackpot. The lucky ones seem to be living the dream, but for some, the big bucks changed their...
Aug 2, 2023 · Edwin Castro, the sole winner of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot in November 2022, opted for a lump sum of $997.6 million and bought two multimillion-dollar homes, a vintage Porsche and a security team. He also donated $1 million to public schools and thanked the lottery retailer that sold the winning ticket.
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- "The first thing I did was hire lawyers in New Mexico, Delaware, and Wyoming and had each of them set up anonymous LLCs in their respective states for me," one lottery winner revealed on Reddit when discussing his strategy for handling his winnings.
- One woman's life was quietly made, then almost ruined, by keeping her winnings quiet. "The lottery winning took place back in August 2014. Mike and I were married in October 2014.
- Another woman was not so lucky with her husband's reaction. Denise Rossi hit a $1.3 million jackpot in 1996 in the California state lottery. She kept the secret to herself, even divorcing her husband of 25 years 11 days after winning.
- A waitress who got a lottery ticket as a tip couldn't believe it when she won $10 million. It began years of heartache. When all was said and done, Tonda Dickerson agreed to take $375,000 over 30 years.
Mar 31, 2022 · Learn how lottery winners used their jackpots to change their lives and communities for the better. From ranchers to teachers, see how they overcame challenges, fulfilled dreams, and gave back.
Aug 4, 2023 · Read about the different ways lottery winners around the country have used their winnings, from buying dream homes and cars to paying off debts and donating to charity. See examples from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Oregon.
