Gallery: These Horror Stories About Winning The Lottery Will Stop You From Ever Buying Another Ticket

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These Horror Stories About Winning The Lottery Will Stop You From Ever Buying Another Ticket
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Tom Bombadil
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You can't help but dream about it: quitting your job, moving to whatever beach you've always imagined, buying a couple of Ferraris and building a mansion that'd make Richie Rich look like Brokey Broke.

...OK, bad joke, but you get it. The lottery is a pleasant fantasy for most of us to occasionally indulge. The idea of winning hundreds of millions of dollars and spending the rest of your life on permanent vacation is too good not to spend $5 on a couple times a year.

But what actually happens to the people that win? Often it's not a fairy tale ending; in fact, it's usually quite the opposite.

Here's the tales of ruined relationships, bankruptcy, and even murder that have haunted lottery winners over the years.

About Tom Bombadil

I had a rough childhood. I watched my parents murdered right before my eyes. Shot point-blank by some two-bit thug.

So I ran away from Gotham and wandered the earth, until eventually Liam Neeson found me in an obscure Asian jail. He gave me a home, taught me to fight, and showed me the true meaning of justice meant wearing black rubber latex and speaking really deeply. 

Then I killed him with a flying commuter train.

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