# Stories of lottery winners squandering their winnings?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-lottery-winners-squandering-their-winnings/491261>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-lottery-winners-squandering-their-winnings/491261 "2009-03-30T05:20:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-lottery-winners-squandering-their-winnings/491261/61 "2026-07-29T16:47:23Z")

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Bumped.

This guy isn’t off to a good start… and see the second story, too.

> **[$176 Million Lottery Jackpot Winner Arrested for the Fourth Time Since His Win...](https://www.aol.com/articles/176-million-lottery-jackpot-winner-021753000.html)**
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> James Farthing was arrested and booked into the Scott County Jail on Sunday, July 26, according to jail records viewed by PEOPLE

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