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Powerball Winners Who Lost It All



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Powerball is offered in 44 states in U.S.A.The American lottery is also offered in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Columbia. Almost everyone fantasies and hopes to win the lottery.

  • How to win Powerball


There are many wins on which you can strategize on and increase your chances of winning Powerball. To win the Powerball here are a few picks to help win the Powerball; Avoid using the numbers generated by the store’s computer, Think widely and go beyond your birthday date or your loved one's birthday dates. Don’t limit yourself to these numbers. Play frequently and be consistent. Always comprehend the odds and discipline yourself to never go beyond what you cannot afford to lose. Playing the lottery isn’t a solid investment like shares or real estate.
It’s important to note winning the Powerball will not solve all the world’s problems. Many people have played and won, a considerable number have successfully invested wisely and others have lost it all.

  • Some of the Powerball Winners Who Lost It All
Jack Whittaker winner of $315 million from West Virginia lottery won the jackpot on Christmas Day in 2002


.He lost all his fortune in four years. He squandered his fortune, got robbed a number of times. In 2004 he lost his granddaughter, in 2009 his daughter who both died of substance abuse. He got divorced and blamed his win of the Powerball ticket of his misfortunes.


In 1988 William “Bud” Post won $16.2 in the Pennsylvania Lottery and went ahead to be in debt of $1 million in a years’ time. 


The winning of the Powerball ticket came with its nightmares’. His brother hired a hit man to terminate him and his wife in the hope of inheriting the share of the winnings. In 1989 His landlady and partly girlfriend successfully sued him for a share of his winnings. He was sued for bouncing checks and was declared bankrupt. He died January of 2006 living nothing behind for his children.

Janite Lee a South Korean Immigrant hit a $18 in the Missouri Lottery back in 1993.

Her good intentions landed her in trouble. She donated to educational programs and even political movements. Dining with Bill Clinton and the then South Korean President. She moved her family to a posh gated neighbourhood and went on a shopping spree bought cars, horses and clothes. In a matter of a decade, the houses were put for auction, the dinners and donations stopped. Eight years down the road she ran dry. With only $700 in her bank accounts, she filed for bankruptcy





 Abraham Shakespeare 

The kind-hearted man is famously known for having said, I quote "I'd have been better off broke”.
The 47-year-old from Florida won the lottery on November 17, 2006.Abraham was poorly educated didn’t know anything about saving and investing, he took one lump sum of $17 million bought a million home in a high-end community. Sellers took advantage of him. He was adorned with a big generous heart even insisting on bailing out his former employer of $63,000. He met Dee Dee Moore eleven months after hitting the jackpot. This was the woman who would end his life. In 2009 the 47-Year old was buried in the backyard after being shot twice. In 2012 the court found Dee Dee Moore guilty of first-degree murder.
The lottery isn’t all an easy game. Winners who win the Powerball often are ill-equipped on how to handle the extra huge amount of money.

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