Draw date: 10/20/2012
Expected Jackpot Prize 87 million
6/49- 0 winner
Draw date: 10/18/2012
Expected Jackpot Prize 25 million
6/42- 0 winner
Draw date: 10/18/2012
Expected Jackpot Prize 15 million
A 40-year-old household helper from Paete, Laguna, claimed her share of the lotto jackpot last October 10, 2012.
The lotto winner and her husband only finished Grade 1 and they have five children..
The winner said she will deposit her winnings in a bank and save it for her five children's education.
Her winning combination was based on the birthdates of her children and husband. (4-9-10-15-21-23)
The woman has been relying on faith, as she started betting on the national lottery only a year ago.
She would tuck the lotto ticket in a Bible and then pray.
The retired male government employee
Being a lotto jackpot winner is not a dream come true to all jackpot winners.
Stories about jackpot winners who "wished they have torn up the ticket." could be now understood why they have said those statements.
Death by being a lotto winner
Amanda Clayton was not your typical millionaire. In her short life, she won a million dollar lottery in Michigan, was convicted of collecting state welfare money after she got the million dollars and embroiled in a plethora of drama and legal battles.
Now she is dead at age 25, of a possible drug overdose.
She lived a troubled life. Getting the lottery money added rocket fuel to her problems.
Like so many lottery losers, Amanda made the first big mistake when she won the lottery: She let the world know she won.
Thus, Amanda would have been better off to quietly take her winnings, but it didn't work out that way.
If you go online, you can find a happy and attractive Amanda from September of last year. She was smiling, holding a huge million dollar check from the Michigan Lottery.
Now she is in a coffin, holding a lily. For eternity. To me, the big check and lily are correlated.
Telling the world that you have money that you never expected to have is asking for trouble.
it seemed like Amanda had a ton of newfound "friends." All wanting to take advantage of her.
The food stamp and public assistance office.
According to the Detroit News, Clayton plead no contest to fraud in June after state prosecutors accused her of receiving $5500 in food and medical benefits after she won the lottery.
Millionaires are not supposed to collect food stamps. If Amanda had tried to rip off the government as a Wall Street banker, her crime would been ignored and she probably would have received a government bailout.
She got nine months probation instead. She wound up not staying alive until the end of her sentence.
It's sad to see a 25-year-old throw their life away. I'm not sure that winning the lottery was the source of her problems, but I see it happen too many times.
People who win the lottery lose perspective on normal things in life. They start to think that rules don't apply to them.
It's been said that roughly 90 percent of people who win the lottery will run through it in five years or less.
Source : Don McNay
Huff Post
The death of a troubled Michigan lotto winner was likely the result of a drug overdose. Amanda Clayton made national headlines when she was busted for continuing to collect food stamps after winning the Michigan Lottery
Sadly, Amanda Clayton, 25, was found dead in her home in Ecorse. She died of a suspected drug overdose. What a tragic end to somebody who seemed to have recently had a reversal of fortune after winning the "Make Me Rich!" lottery.
She did get in trouble over failing to report her winnings and staying on public assistance, and she had to repay $5,500 in fraudulent benefits she received after winning the $1 million.
Clayton's official cause of death is pending toxicology reports. Police have not provided further details about the circumstances surrounding her death either.
While Amanda Clayton continuing to collect public assistance after winning such a large sum of money angered many people in America.
It is truly sad that the young woman is now dead so soon after winning the lottery. Of course, this tragedy adds some credence to the idea that winning the lottery does not necessarily make a person's life any better.
Many lottery winners end up worse off after their lucky windfall.
Source: : Rachel Dillin
Examiner.com
