Curse of the lottery: The tragic stories of big jackpot winners
If you believe in curses, you may not want to play the Mega Millions.
and last updated 2021-04-05 15:04:53-04
PHOENIX â Money wonât buy you happiness. In fact, if you believe in curses, winning the Mega Millions jackpot may make you the opposite of happy.
It could kill you.
Stay with me here. According to the New York Daily News, 70 percent of lottery winners end up broke within seven years. Even worse, several winners have died horribly or witnessed those close to them suffer.
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