(jack whittaker/lottery winner) "let me see that ticket. i looked at that ticket and sure enough we had the winner and i was very excited." less than a year later, he had over half a million dollars in cash stolen from his car. in the years since, his daughter and granddaughter died untimely deaths... and a few years back, more of his money was stolen from various branches of the bank where he he kept his accounts according to legal complaints against him at the time. when i met david edwards, he and his fianc0 were ready to start a magnificent life. (david edwards/lottery winner) "i'm going to buy shawna a very nice engagement ring which i really couldn't afford before." (gary tuchman/reporting) "do you have a ring right now?" (shawna) "nope. look. " (david edwards/lottery winner) "no jewelry." she got her ring... but both received a lot of despair to go along with it. so... if you win the jackpot.... what should you do first? the official california guide winners says... get a lawyer right away... but interview at least three qualified ca

and playing above the rim, jack whittaker, he goes up for the slam, the rebels win. >>> and the cowboys interviewed secondary coach, jerome henderson. he was in cleveland as the defensive back from 2007 to 2011. defensive coordinators. according to reports, brown's offensive coordinator, john d.felippo interviewing for the head coaching job. he's scheduled to meet with the st. louis rams for their offensive coordinator opening. there have been openings the brown would like to retain him if the new coach wants him. former browns head coach mike pettine this year. >>> and thomas named for the all pro team for the 8th time. it's the 6th straight season he's been named for the first team. his future is unknown as he appears unsure about all the changes being made so lots of possible trade talks surrounding thomas. this. >>> there you go with your saturday forecast, a little springtime, 50s, a little rain to snow in the 30s and lake-effect snow on monday. 29 degrees tuesday with an alberta clipper coming in, and 19. >> i prefer el nio over alberta, i'm sorry. >> we get both this next week. >

jack whittaker won nearly 315 million-dollar power ball in 2002. >> my wife said she wish i tore the the ticket up. i wish we tore ticket up too. >> reporter: at the time he wanted to use his 80 million-dollar take home to make a difference. >> i can do a lot of good with this much money. >> reporter: but whittaker's entire fortune was gone within four years and while he ended giving some of his winnings to family members, whittaker lost most of it to thieves, drugs and gambling. in the end he was left with a million and a half dollars worth of debt, and a drug addiction, that forced him into rehab. >> it has been a curse to me. >> reporter: it has happened to others, their stash of cash squandered with stunning speed. michael carol back on unemployment after partying a away his jackpot. evelyn adams left living in the trailer after winning lottery not once but twice. some winners have lost more than just their money. >> are you a murderer. >> no. >> reporter: abe shakespeare took home $17 million, and using his wings to pay off others debt. but greed getting best of those close to h

jack whittaker won a $315 million pour back ball in 2002. >> my wife had said she wish she had torn the ticket up. i wish that we had torn the ticket up, too. >> reporter: at the time he said he wanted to use his $80 million take-home to make a difference. >> i can do a lot of good with this much money right now. >> reporter: but whitaker's entire fortune was allegedly gone within four years. while he ended up giving some of his winnings to family members, he lost most of it to in the end he was left with a million and a half dollars worth of debt and a drug addiction that forced him into rehab. >> it certainly has been a curse to me. >> reporter: it's happened to others. their stash of mega cash squandered with stung speed. michael carroll, back on unemployment after partying away his jackpot. and evelyn adams left living in a trailer after winning the lotto not once but twice. some winners have lost more than just their money. >> are you a murderer? >> no. >> reporter: this man took him $17 million, using his winnings to pay off others debts, but greed getting the best of those close

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in 2002, jack whittaker won nearly $315 million. years later, his family life fell apart and he was arrested twice. abraham shakespeare of florida was murdered after winning $30 million. and just this week, powerball winner marie holmes made headlines after spending millions bailing her boyfriend out of jail yet another time. author michael norton says the key to happiness is sharing the money. >> lots of people end up perfectly fine. people who struggle are actually quilt their job, buy an island and move to it. >> reporter: with nearly three quarters of a billion dollars on the line, plenty of americans are willing to take a gamble. >> what else in the world could you possibly buy for $2 or $4 where carrying it around makes you feel like a millionaire? >> reporter: you can expect for family, friends, and co-workers of course like gayle king to come out of the woodwork and ask you to let me hold something. that's because only six states allow you to remain anonymous. so good luck, gayle. >> what you talking about, willis? co-worker