You Win Some, You Lose Some: Lottery Winners Who Lost Everything

The Banker Robber Turned Millionaire

What happens when a convicted bank robber wins the lottery? Timothy Elliott got to find out! In Elliot was the winner of a $1 million lottery scratch-off ticket, which he bought for 10 bucks at a gas station.

In 2006, Elliott was arrest for unarmed robbery in Cape Cod and placed on five years probation. Under terms of his probation, he was not allowed to “gamble, purchase lottery tickets or visit an establishment where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played.” Fortunately for Elliott, who is also mentally disabled, the judge let him keep the money saying, “It was the purchase of the ticket that violated his probation, not the fact that he won.” You won’t believe the next story about a mother and son who both won the lotto!