Biggest Lottery Winners Who Lost Everything

These are some of the largest lottery winners in history, yet they lost it all.

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Jeffrey Dampier

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Abraham Shakespeare

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David Lee Edwards

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Alex and Rhoda Toth

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William 'Bud' Post III

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Michael Carroll

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James Hayes

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Janite Lee

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Billy Bob Harrell Jr.

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Jack Whittaker

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