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

She Donated $700,000 To A Pastor, Then He Sued For More

Marie Holmes was working multiple jobs, struggling to make ends meet for her and her four children — so when she won a cool $188 million in the Powerball she thought all of her problems were solved. After receiving her winnings, she bought her mother a home in Seattle, purchased a business for her fiance to run, and donated $700,000 to a local pastor, Kevin Matthews, to help build a retreat center. But soon after, Matthews sued the lotto winner, claiming that Holmes had said she would give him upwards of $2 million. He also claimed the emotional stress of the situation caused him to up his intake of depression meds. In the end, there was no contract between the two so the judge threw the case out.