In 2002, construction boss Andrew "Jack" Whittaker was already worth $17 million (£12.5m) when he won a whopping $113 million (£89m) after taxes on the Powerball multi-state lottery. Unlike other people on this list, Whittaker was no stranger to managing a multimillion-dollar bank balance and began organising extravagant donations and investments.

But luck wasn't on his side for long. The Virginia native claims he was robbed multiple times in the early 2000s and three of his family members tragically died in just five years. As his personal life spun out of control, Whittaker failed to pay his debts and declared bankruptcy by 2007. According to TIME, he told reporters that he wished he'd torn his ticket up. He died in 2020.

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25 lottery winners who blew through their millions and ended up broke