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

Jose Antonio Cua-Toc’s Biggest Fear

As an illegal alien, 27-year-old Guatemalan worker Jose Cua-Toc gave his $750,000-winning lottery ticket to his boss out of fear of being deported. Cervantes apparently stole the ticket after Cua-Toc bestowed it in his trust, but eventually lost it in court to his employee after being sued over the theft. “The jury did not have any law to go on regarding whether the ticket belonged to the person who purchased it or the person who provided the money to purchase it,” The Telegraph wrote. Ultimately, jurors decided that the ticket was Cua-Toc’s because he made the purchase.” His fear got the best of him but in the end Cua-Toc won the big battle over his lotto winnings.