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Dumbest Lottery Winners of All Time

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Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

From those who excessively splurged their cash on the finer things, to those whose fraudulent and immoral schemes saw their millions melt away... Stay tuned, cause coming up are some of the dumbest lottery winners of all time!  



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0:00.0

Ever find yourself clock watching at your 9 to 5, dreaming what it might be like to win big on the lottery?

0:06.5

Well, hard to believe, but the grass isn't always greener on the lotto-winner side.

0:12.9

To quote Shakespeare, mo money, moe problems.

0:17.1

And coming up are some recklessly rich lottery winners who'd certainly agree.

0:22.2

From those who excessively splurge their cash on the finer things,

0:26.4

to those whose fraudulent and immoral schemes saw their millions melt away.

0:31.1

Stay tuned, because coming up are some of the dumbest lottery winners of all time.

0:48.7

You're listening. You're listening to this one. the dumbest lottery winners of all time. They say that trust is the foundation of any relationship, and without it, you have nothing.

0:55.1

While this exact sentiment became a literal reality for our first lotto winner, as her deceit left her penniless.

1:02.6

It was 1996, and Denise and Thomas Rossi had been seemingly happily married for the last 25 years.

1:10.7

However much to Thomas's surprise, one day Denise suddenly wanted a divorce.

1:16.6

And while perhaps Thomas' snoring or untidiness might have been a contributing factor like other failed marriages,

1:22.6

there was a vital piece of information Thomas didn't know that it set their marriage on the rocks.

1:29.3

Just 11 days before filing for divorce, Denise and her pals pulled together and won $6.6 million on the California State Lottery,

1:39.3

with Denise secretly pocketing $1.3 million.

1:49.4

It seems plausible to imagine that Denise was already unhappy in her marriage and thus saw her winnings as an escape route.

1:51.4

Whatever the case, the divorce was finalized and Thomas was left none the wiser on his now

1:55.7

ex-wife's winnings the entire time.

1:58.3

But here's the crux.

2:00.0

When finalizing a divorce, both parties are legally

2:02.9

required to declare their financial position as to determine alimony payments. Having just

2:08.6

become a millionaire, Denise knew that if she declared it, she'd have to share a portion of it

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