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Michael Carroll was at his peak when he won Britain's £9.7 million— $15 million — jackpot in 2002, the Daily Mail reports.
But a penchant for life in the fast lane — cocaine, parties, hookers, and cars — put him back at square one in five years.

Last we heard, the ex-garbageman was hoping to get his old job back.

Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr. was undone by casino lawsuits.

In 2002, West Virginia building contractor Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr. walked away with $114 million after taxes on a $315 million multistate Powerball draw.
That was just about his last stroke of good fortune.
Thieves ran off with $545,000 Whittaker stashed in his car. Later on, he was sued by Caesar's Atlantic City for allegedly bouncing $1.5 million in checks.
Within four years, his fortune was gone.

Billy Bob Harrell Jr. had his prayers answered, but his luck ran out after he couldn't say no.

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A Pentecostal preacher working as a stock boy at Home Depot got his prayers answered when he hit the $31 million jackpot in 1997.
At first, life was good, with Billy Bob buying a ranch, six other homes, and some new cars.
But like many others who win the lottery, he just couldn't say no when people asked for a handout.
Later in life he divorced and eventually committed suicide.

Willie Hurt's crack addiction did him in.

In 1989, Willie won a $3.1 million jackpot in the Michigan Lottery.
Fast-forward two years later and Hurt got divorced, lost custody of his children, was charged with attempted murder, and picked up a crack-cocaine addiction.
The habit was so bad that it sucked away his entire fortune.

Denise Rossi didn't disclose the jackpot in her divorce filing.

When Denise Rossi won $1.3 million in the California lotto, she left her husband without a word, reports People magazine.
Thomas knew something was up, but agreed to divorce her anyway.
Two years later, he intercepted a letter at his new Los Angeles home revealing the truth.
He sued Denise for not disclosing her winnings in the divorce, and the judge awarded Thomas every cent.

Janite Lee blew her fortune on political donations.

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After winning an $18 million lottery jackpot in 1993, Janite Lee's earnings were gone within a decade.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Lee, a wigmaker from South Korea, blew her winnings on, of all things, charity.
A reading room was named after her at Washington University's law school, and she was a major donor for the Democratic Party.
But her giving hand, coupled with a little gambling and a lot of credit-card debt, allegedly did her in. She filed for bankruptcy in 2001.

Luke Pittard wound up flipping burgers at McDonald's.

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Welsh-born Luke Pittard won a £1.3 million jackpot — $1.9 million — in 2006, but spent it all on a trip to the Canary Islands, a wedding, and a house.
A year and a half later, Pittard was forced to take a job at McDonald's flipping burgers.
He says he's happy, and his leftover winnings collect interest.

Rhoda and Alex Toth both landed in court for tax evasion.

Alex and Rhoda Toth hit the $13 million jackpot in Florida in 1990. Within 15 years, they were destitute.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the couple declared bankruptcy and were eventually accused of tax evasion by the IRS.
Alex died before his case went to trial, and Rhoda eventually served two years in prison.

Vivian Nicholson was a clothes horse who couldn't stop shopping.

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Daily Mail UK reports that Vivian Nicholson got a taste of the good life when she won a fortune — £152,300 — in Britain's football pools in 1961.
Too bad she blew it all filling her closet with haute couture.
Years later, Nicholson is jobless, a newly minted Jehovah's Witness, and a widow. She's also been married five times.

Teen mom Callie Rogers was too young to spend her money wisely.

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Callie Rogers was just 16 when she won £1.9 million — about $3 million — in the UK's lottery in 2003, and she was too young to know how to manage her money or where it would lead her, according to Gawker.
Rogers had two children and then blew the rest on partying, vacations, and gifts for her friends.
Now Rogers works as a cleaning woman and is reportedly facing bankruptcy.

Barry Shell used one of his last dollars to buy a lotto ticket.

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Barry Shell won $4 million in the lottery in 2009 in Ontario, Canada, after he used the last of his cash to buy a ticket.
But there was a warrant out for his arrest on charges of theft and possessing stolen property, and police figured out where he was after seeing a photo of him with his prize. He gave his winnings to a relative.