Just about anyone has dreamed about winning at the lottery in their life, but while for some people this is a dream, for a select and lucky few it is a reality. Winning the lottery is like a ticket out of the stress of having a job and working hard to pay the bills, the mortgage and even the kids’ tuition. With that being said, in the following paragraphs, this article will take a closer look at the top 10 Millionaires Who Won The Lottery.
10. $330 Million Dollars For 4 Lucky People
In 2007 four lucky people have won a total of 330 million dollars that they’ve certainly used to make their life better. The thing is that they didn’t want to have their names made public, yet they agreed to let people know about their location. They are from Virginia, Texas, Maryland and New Jersey respectively.
9. $58 Million For Erika Greene And A New Jersey resident
Before she won the lottery, Green used to work in an office as a mobile phone seller, but after she has won the big prize, she completely changed her lifestyle. One of the first things she got was a stretch limousine and she informed the local reporters that the next things she is going to buy include a house and another car. However, fearing that her habit of spending a lot of money would spiral out of control, she said she has plans to hire someone to make the financial shots for her. She just didn’t like the idea that one day she’ll have nothing and in order to avoid that, Green said she wants to make her money work for her.
8. $168 Million For Kevyn Ogawa In San Gabriel, California and James Groves Of New York City
Before winning the lottery, Groves lived in Harlem and he worked in Madison Square Gardens, but after he won the big ticket, he was assaulted with hundreds of phone calls from his family and friends who were all requesting money from him. In one of his interviews, he said that winning the lottery was something he always dreamed of happening to him, but now that he has to live with it, it’s pure hell.
7. $336.4 Million For Louise White Of Newport, Rhode Island
For Louise White life was going on as usual, until one day she received a phone call that she’s the winner of a whopping $336.4 million. After she found out she’d won, Louise told the press that she put the lucky ticket in the Bible for safekeeping until she could reach the bank the next day and put it in a deposit box. Eventually she created a trust with the help of a few lawyers she hired so that her family would benefit from it when she’ll pass away.
6. $144 Million For Steve And Carolyn West of Medford, Oregon And Robert And Frances Chaney Of Jacksonville
These lucky winners didn’t really want to speak with the press about their winnings, but they did report on what they spent some of the money on. For instance, the Wests told People Magazine that part of the money was spent on a sixty four hundred square foot home complete with a thirty foot long water slide, a pool and a hot tub.
5. $337 Million For Nancy Ross Of Shelby Township, Michigan And Joe And Sue Kainz Of Tower Lakes, Illinois
According to info from the Mega Millions website, the Kainzes had a blast driving down to the convenience store from where they’ve purchased the lucky ticket and laughing at the reporters that were looking for them. To make things even funnier, they even engaged in dialogue with one of the reporters, without telling them who they are, asking for details on what they’re doing there. As for the money, they said it’s going to be used for paying down their debts, fix the leaky roof of their old home and also start a brewery.
4. $365 Million For 8 Workers From A ConAgra Meatpacking Plant In Nebraska
For 8 lucky individuals the 365 million dollars prize came as a divine intervention, since none of them would have ever dreamt that one day they’d be having millions of dollars in their bank accounts. When finding out they won, 3 of the winners immediately quit their jobs, while the rest of them reported straight to work for the graveyard shift. In total there were 7 men and 1 woman who shared the price and when the woman was asked if she’s married, she responded negative and said the money is all hers.
3. $190 Million For Jim And Carolyn McCullar, Of Ephrata, Washington
When asked by the reporters about what he plans on spending the money, Jim McCullar said that part of it will go into his personal bank account, while the rest will be shared with his 6 kids and some of it will also be donated to charity.
2. $116 Million for Elaine And Harold Messner Of Woodbine, New Jersey And Eddie Nabors Of Dalton, Georgia
When Nabors learned about his lucky ticket, he was head over heels in excitement and when he got interviewed by the Today Show, he told the reporters that part of the money will be used for buying his daughter a brand new house. As for the rest, it’s going to be spent paying off mortgages for his sister, mother and other family members.
1. $218 Million For An Anonymous WinnerIn Ottawa, Kansas, Merle And Patricia Butler Of Red Bud, Illinois And 3 Teachers
The only ones to come forward publicly and speak about their massive winnings were Patricia and Merlse Butler who said that the money will be used to pay their attorneys for the financial advice they’re going to give them as to what they should do with the money. Pretty savvy folks to say the least, since most winners will start spending it on various stuff and end up broke one day.
With that being said, these are the top 10 highest grossing Millionaires Who Won The Lottery in the United State’s history. While some of them have decided to continue living on their simple life, others have turned to a very lavish lifestyle and fulfilled dreams that they would’ve have otherwise never been able to see come true.
