With Chadwick Armstrong, Crystal Dampier, La' Kresha Dampler, Ernest Hooper. He was 58.At first his death was ruled to be of natural causes, but Tampa's WFTS-TV reported in compilation that further tests were done, at the request of unspecified relatives, that later determined he had a lethal dose of cyanide in his system at the time of his death.Andrew 'Jack' Whittaker, who won $113,420,000 from the $314.9 million Powerball lottery, and his wife Jewell of Scott Depot, W. Va., are interviewed on NBC's The Today Show on Dec. 27, 2002 in New York City.This April 13, 2006, file photo, shows Sandra Hayes of Florissant, Mo., who split a $224 million Powerball jackpot with a dozen co-workers in 2006.He was then befriended by a woman named Doris "Dee Dee" Moore, whom authorities alleged kidnapped him and later killed him after swindling him out of his remaining money.— -- There are millions or -- with the current Mega Millions jackpot -- more than a billion reasons people play lotteries, but some of the biggest winners have lost it all, including their lives.The two were found with significant amounts of cash on them.He went from being a janitor to a multimillionaire, but he was found dead three years after his win.After the ensuing investigation, police said he was shot twice in the chest sometime in April 2009, but he wasn't reported missing until November of that year. "My granddaughter is dead because of the money," he said.She said, according to The Associated Press, that it resulted in a $6 million lump sum, but also led to friends turning into enemies.
Ms. Victoria Jackson was found in the back seat of the vehicle, and she was also arrested. "I just got to the point that I just couldn't tolerate what was happening to me anymore," he said. He blamed his relatives deaths' on the winning ticket, assuming that they bought the drugs which killed them with his money.After claiming her winnings at the television studio, McDonald took her friends and family out for dinner and drinks.Derrick Lorenzo Stanley, her ex-boyfriend- was charged with killing her.She and her boyfriend buried him beneath a concrete slab in a wooded area afterwards.The comments below have been moderated in advance.While living in Tampa, he embarked on an affair with his wife's sister Vanessa.She donated much of her fortune to the University of Washington and the school used to build a new library.He was married when he won the lottery in 1996 and when he and his first wife separated, they decided to split what remained of the winnings in half.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdKeonna Graham, was found dead in a room at the Sure Stay Hotel in Shallotte on MondayHis reputation for generosity caught up with him and he and his family had to move to avoid strangers coming to their home to ask for money.Jeffrey Dampier was murdered in 2005 by his sister-in-law, ten years after winning $20millionAt the time of her death, police said she and Stanley had gotten into a fight and she tried to end the relationship.In 2010, in Sandusky, Ohio, 47-year-old winner Deborah McDonald was on her way home from a bar where she had been celebrating her $5,000 windfall when she was hit by a car.It meant he actually got less than he would have done had he waited for the yearly payments. Well, I wish that we tore the ticket up too,' he told ABC's 20/20. Harrell and his wife divorced and in May 1999, just two years after he won, he shot himself.In 2005, Whittaker's granddaughter Brandi was found dead, wrapped in plastic with drugs in her system.By the 2000, the only home she could afford was in a trailer park.Janite Lee won $18million in 1993 in St Louis, Missouri.Harrell also donated generously to charities and bought friends and relatives cars and homes.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupJack Whittaker won $315million in 2002Hill won $10 million from an Ultimate Millions scratch-off ticket at a Maco Road store in August 2017Hill was arrested 'in the early hours' Tuesday in Southport, North Carolina.The woman from Dublin, Georgia, wanted to use the money on a trust fund for her grandchildren but she was stabbed to death a year after claiming her prize.We are no longer accepting comments on this article.In 2006, Florida man Abraham Shakespeare, 42, won $17million.