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Lotto Tragedy – Lessons for Us All

Lotto Tragedy – Lessons for Us All Stress-free, comfortable living – it’s something we all deeply desire. Lotto winners over the world have experienced this dream coming true and have reveled in their newfound freedom. One winner, however, didn’t get to enjoy this dream for long…     Continue Reading

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Mickey Carol, Also known as the lotto lout

It is possible that we will be writing about Mickey Carol, the self styled “King of Chavs” or more appropriately, the lotto lout, for years to come. His story is mind boggling and too good not to write about. Fly on the wall documentary chronicling the former lottery winner and media spot lit Michael Carroll […]Continue Reading

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Lotto Tragedy Strikes

Lotto Tragedy Strikes They say that money doesn’t bring happiness and there are a fair few lotto winners who’d tell this tale. It’s an interesting fact that many lotto winners do not end up happier but rather end up in a bit of a pickle after blowing through most of their lucky fortune.   If […]Continue Reading

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Jack Whittaker

Jack Whittaker Andrew Jackson Whittaker, Jr. also known as Jack Whittaker, has become one of the best-known lottery winning stories. Sadly the story of Jack Whittaker isn’t a very positive one, although he was fortunate to make the list of jackpot winners.   Jack Whittaker Powerball Winner On Christmas day in December 2002 he won […]Continue Reading

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Seven jackpot losers that taught us how NOT to spend our jackpot winnings

Seven jackpot losers that taught us how NOT to spend our jackpot winnings Everybody dreams about winning the lottery! But can you imagine losing all your winnings?   Expert financial advisors will tell you that winning a huge lump sum can be overwhelming and depressing if you are not well equipped to manage the money […]Continue Reading

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Watch what you say!! You could loose your lottery winnings!

Watch what you say!! You could loose your lottery winnings!   The old saying “Watch what you say” is a lesson that should not be overlooked! Often what you say can get you into more trouble than you can possibly imagine, even if you say something in jest. Such is the case for this Million Dollar […]Continue Reading

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Fukashima lottery – a sad tale from Japan

Fukashima lottery – a sad tale from Japan TOKYO — After a month of misfortune, Miwako Ikema finally had some luck. Out of 700 applicants, she and about 100 others who fled homes near the stricken nuclear power plant in northeast Japan won one of the many lotteries that decide who gets a proper room […]Continue Reading

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5 lotto winners who (quickly) lost it all

5 lotto winners who (quickly) lost it all After blowing all their winnings, these ‘winners’ ended up being even more poor than they were before hitting the jackpot.Week after week people all over the world buy lottery tickets in the hope of winning millions.   Just think about all the things you could do with […]Continue Reading

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Greedy Ex Wife Looses Everything

Greedy Ex Wife Looses Everything After 25 years of being happily married, Thomas Rossi gets the shock of his life when his wife Denise presents him with divorce papers.  Completely unaware that his wife won 1.3 million in the California Lottery only 11 days before deciding to divorce him. The Californian Family Court passed a […]Continue Reading

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Unlucky Lottery Winners!

Chicagoan Urooj Khan found out the hard way that the lottery isn’t always a winning game. The 46-year-old had sworn off lottery tickets, save for just one more in June 2012, buying a scratch-off at his local 7-Eleven convenience store. And he wouldn’t need a single ticket more after he revealed a $1 million jackpot […]Continue Reading