15 Lottery Winners And How They Lost Their Prize Money

Saturday, Aug 29, 2020, 4:16 pm
By:James Fraser


Good luck doesn't always make good things happen. The people you are about to see now were definitely the luckiest people on earth. They were one in millions who managed to grab a huge amount of money in lotteries. However, things didn't really go right for them. In no time, they went from riches to rags. Read fifteen unbelievable stories of lottery winners who lost all or a huge part of their prize money after winning a big lottery.
13.William Bud

William Bud won $16 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery in 1998. Strangely, in less than a year, the man ended up in $1 million debt. His girlfriend successfully sued and took away a big chunk of his money. His brother got arrested because he hired a hitman to kill him. He invested remaining money in his failing family business and went broke soon after. 


William Bud-15 Lottery Winners And How They Lost Their Prize Money

14.Evelyn Adams

The New Jersey woman won lottery not once, but twice in the 1980s. She got about $5.4 million from her two wins. Guess what? The lady spent all the money on gambling with no big luck, and in the end, she completely ran out of cash.


Evelyn Adams-15 Lottery Winners And How They Lost Their Prize Money


15.Gerald Muswagon - The Man Who Blew $10 Million in 7 Years

In 1998, a Canadian man named Gerald Muswagon won $10 Million in Super 7 Jackpot. He spent all the money on drinking and partying. 7 Years later, the man ran out of money and killed himself in his parent's garage out of deep remorse. 


Gerald Muswagon - The Man Who Blew Million in 7 Years-15 Lottery Winners And How They Lost Their Prize Money

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