Lotto Winners, Astonishing Stories Of Some Lotto Winners

Your life will totally change once you have won a jackpot. Whether the changes are favourable to unfavourable depends completely on how and where you spend your winnings. Stories of lotto winners make an interesting subject to read and provide a guiding light to future lotto winners. The saying “the more things change the more they remain the same” has often been found to be true when tracking the lives of some of the biggest lotto winners. Winning the jackpot is an extraordinary event where an individual Gets an opportunity to touch the lives of many others who are not so fortunate.

Time and again have we seen people who have been declared 649 jackpot winner, with a bottle of champagne in hand, that a jackpot win is not going to change them one bit. Though, the truth is more than half of 649 jackpot winner moved to a bigger house in the countryside. More than £ 1 million were given to near and dear ones by more than two thirds of the winners. More than two thirds of all big lotto winners own property overseas. 90% of the big time lotto winners were in the workforce when they won, however, only 25% are still working. Most lotto winners are proud owners of more than one luxury car. Almost all winners continue to play the 649 lotto even today.

The year was 2005; Brad Duke of Idaho was a normal man. Brad was working for Gold’s gym franchises as a manager when he won the $220 million Powerball jackpot. Brad pocketed an amazing sum of eighty five million dollars as his share of the jackpot and soon after went about managing his finances. Within a month of winning Brad formulated a team of financial advisers in order to manage his new found wealth. His only goal was to be a billionaire by putting in his money in an intelligent way. Brad invested more than half of his winnings in low-risk investments like municipal bonds. 35 million were invested in stocks, and real estate who happens to have high risk high return character. He set up a family foundation and assigned $ 1.3 million, paid off his mortgage of $125,000 and student loan of $18,000, gifted each family member $12,000 went for a trip to Tahiti with his friends, the cost of the trip estimated around $63,000. But amazingly he bought himself a used car, a black VW Jetta for $ 14,500. Today Brad posses wealth well over $140 million. Brad eventually went back to work at Gold’s Gym after he took a brief break from his job.

Brad’s story is stark contrast to the story of a 19 year old Michael Carroll. Michael won an enormous £ 9.7 million in November 2002 but was able to blow all the money. Today he has no assets and cash and returned to previous position. Michael ignored the suggestions of experts and well wishers and misused the wealth that others only dream off.

These are some astonishing stories of lotto winners. Winning a mega jackpot is in itself an astonishing moment that one should enjoy but it is suggested that before making any investment one should think properly.

Good Luck.

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