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

He Lost His Winning Lottery Ticket

Losing all of your money after you win the lottery is bad enough, but that pales in comparison to what Ian Galtress did. Galtress purchased two lottery tickets and one was a single number off from winning the fortune, which meant the other ticket was the winner. The problem, however, was that he couldn’t find the winning ticket and missed out on over a million dollars. Oops?

“It’s ruined my life,” Galtress said. “I’ve lost lots of weight. I’m not sleeping because of the anxiety.” He spent the following 20 months after losing the ticket living with crippling mindset. “I’ve got this permanent feeling of anxiety and nervousness in my stomach. I just can’t switch off.”