Believe it or not, winning millions on the lottery may not be the answer to all your problems. In fact, it could just be the beginning of them.

Runaway spending, toxic investments, and poor accounting can burn through a lucrative windfall in next to no time. From (relative) rags to riches then back to rags again, read on for the stories of 25 lottery winners who found this out the hard way.

All dollar values in US dollars unless stated.