They say money can't buy happiness (I disagree), but winning a multi-million dollar jackpot could, right? You'd think! Listen to  these true stories of seven lotto winners who flushed their money - and sometimes their lives - down the drain. Tell me - do you think the lottery is cursed?

https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/tragic-stories-lottery-winners-article-1.2492941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shakespeare

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/curse-of-the-lottery-the-tragic-stories-of-big-jackpot-winners

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/sun-city/sun-city-west-has-valleys-luckiest-powerball-store

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/highest-us-lottery-jackpot-see-top-powerball-mega-millions-prizes/6002049001/

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/08/23/kentucky-lottery-winner-died-penniless/594716001/

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/lotto-millionaire-remains-jailed/article_751465c2-1752-11e3-93ad-0019bb2963f4.html

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/former-lottery-millionaire-indicted-in-connection-with-alleged-stabbing/article_5840c4cc-e53c-11e4-9e05-6787a11d515b.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517550/Powerball-winner-David-Lee-Edwards-dies-penniless-12-years-scored-27million-jackpot.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dampier

https://www.wfla.com/news/from-our-archives-10-years-later-florida-woman-reflects-on-husband-murdered-after-winning-lottery/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10078187/Infamous-lottery-winner-Michael-Carroll-remarries-ex-wife.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/01/20/william-bud-post-iii/e2c64b90-550d-470f-8337-d853795888bd/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4500720/lotttery-winner-new-jersey-now-trailer-park/

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