Name Evelyn (lottery | Role Lottery winner | |
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Similar Jeffrey Dampier, William Post, Jack Whittaker, Michael Carroll, Abraham Shakespeare | ||
Evelyn Adams won the New Jersey Lottery twice (in 1985 and 1986), for over $5.4 million combined (both prizes were paid in the form of mandatory annuities.) However, she was a compulsive gambler, giving large sums to friends and family. By 2001, Adams was living in a trailer.
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