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He was noted for being the winner of a 2002 lottery jackpot. His win of US$314.9 million in the Powerball multi-state lottery was, at the time, the largest jackpot ever won by a single winning ticket in the history of American lottery. After winning the lottery, he was proximate to a number of crimes, and experienced several personal tragedies. [2]
The Florida Lotto winning ticket worth thirty million dollars was sold at a Town Star convenience store in Frostproof, Florida, on November 15, 2006. [2] On that day, Abraham Lee Shakespeare and co-worker Michael Ford were headed toward Miami when they stopped briefly at the convenience store in Frostproof to buy drinks and cigarettes.
Richard Lustig was an American man who came to prominence for winning relatively large prizes in seven state-sponsored lottery games from 1993 to 2010. His prizes totaled over $1 million. He wrote Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery. [1] [2] [3] [4]
William "Bud" Post III (April 5, 1939 – January 15, 2006) was the winner of a Pennsylvania Lottery jackpot worth $16.2 million. Shortly afterward his brother tried to have him murdered for the inheritance. Post survived, and was successfully sued by an ex-girlfriend for a share of the winnings.
Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 – July 26, 2005) was the winner of a 1996 Illinois Lottery jackpot of US$20 million (equivalent to $35.9 million in 2023). He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005.
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Joan Ginther was an American four-time lottery winner. She first won the lottery in 1993, when she won $5.4 million in Lotto Texas (equivalent to about $11.4M in 2023). Her next win came in 2006 when she won $2 million in the Holiday Millionaire scratch-off.
Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore was convicted in 2012 of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare. She is seeking release or a new trial.