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

Taking Advantage Of The System

Amanda Clayton won $1 million but kept using the food stamps that the government issued her every month. She was charged with fraud and given nine months probation. She passed away due to a drug overdose before her probation was even up.

“People who win the lottery lose perspective on normal things in life,” wrote Don McNay in the Huffington Post. “They start to think that rules don’t apply to them. In Amanda’s case, she thought she could outsmart the welfare people and do serious drugs without consequence. Wait until you read about how one guy blew almost $13 million on cocaine, partying, and girls.