Damn that day…
All these cases look like frivolous curiosities against the backdrop of the story of West Virginia resident Jack Whittaker., winner at the end 2002 years in the lottery over 314 million dollars. This story began as a real fairy tale. Whittaker becomes a multimillionaire, the owner of a small construction business, gift for christmas. The American who broke the bank became a local hero, he was even predicted to be the governor of the state. Final winnings (after taxes) amounted to slightly more 113 million dollars, 20 of which Whittaker donated to charity. In numerous television interviews, he said, that he dreams of becoming a positive example for people and managing money like this, so that fellow citizens can later be proud of him.
However, troubles soon began.. For more than two years, past since that Christmas, the lucky American was arrested twice for drunk driving and was forcibly placed in a specialized clinic by court order. Besides, Whittaker was accused of disturbing public order and causing grievous bodily harm three times – all this was also explained by drunkenness. Troubles of another kind fell on him. – thieves flocked to Whittaker's wealth, like bees to nectar. They have attempted more than once on his car or, rather, for money, carelessly left inside her, broke into office and house. Besides, at the end 2004 Years of a millionaire accused of sexual harassment, alleged at the beginning 2003 of the year.
And that is not all. In September 2004 the body of an 18-year-old girl was found in Whittaker's house. The police established, that the millionaire is innocent of murder, and girl – Whittaker's granddaughter's friend – died of drug overdose. And three months later, the granddaughter herself disappeared. – Brandi Whittaker. Her body was discovered later 11 days. The exact cause of death is not yet known.. There is no direct connection between Jack Whittaker's millions and these two terrible events., but they exaggerate even more in a dramatic story “lucky”. Finally, in December 2004 Whittaker went to jail on charges of drunk driving and illegal possession of firearms. He managed to get free only after, how did you make a large collateral. After this story, the wife of the millionaire brawler Jewel Whittaker said, what curses the day, when her husband bought the ill-fated “happy” ticket. According to Mrs. Whittaker, the win brought her family nothing but misery.
Rosemary Obiecor gave the winnings to the first beggar who came across
If Nguyen Van Het gave away some of his money, then a resident of Nigeria Rosemary Obiekor gave in general all the winnings to the first beggar she met.
AT 2009 year, the woman won a not so large amount by the standards of other countries - a little more 15 thousand. euros. However, in Nigeria, where in 2013 the average salary was 62 dollar, this amount can be good for getting hold of.
A photo: ТАСС/FogStock/Oscar Knott
But Rosemary found another way out. During the presentation of the money, the woman stated, that he will give the entire amount to the first beggar he meets, because I've heard stories more than once, how people, who won a lot of money, they immediately began to spend them and then nothing good happened to them.
The woman kept her word - she cashed the check and gave the money to a beggar sitting nearby with a small child in her arms.
