Proof that money does not equal happiness.

[Shari]

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20040921174209990020

[Wezas]

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[Jorddyn]

Originally posted by Wezas
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There's a money/happiness/not-having-AOL joke in there somewhere, I'm just too lazy to find it.

Jorddyn

[Bobmuhthol]

So, how many people will be viewing this story? My vote is two.

[Snapp]

Story:


More Bad Luck for Record-Breaking Lottery Winner
Home Burglarized, Body Found Inside

WINFIELD, W.Va. (Sept. 21) - Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.

Whittaker was not home at the time, and Chief Deputy John Dailey said the death of Jesse Joe Tribble, 18, was not related to the burglary and was not a homicide. It may have been drug-related, Dailey said.

"We're pretty sure they knew he was dead. That's why they went inside and took the stuff," Dailey said.

The break-in took place Thursday night or Friday morning. One of those arrested reported Tribble's death late Friday morning, Dailey said. Tribble was a friend of Whittaker's granddaughter, and all three suspects were acquainted with Tribble.

Dailey would not say how the three knew about Tribble's death.

J.C. Shaver, 20, James Travis Willis, 25, and Jeffrey Dustin Campbell, 20, were charged with larceny and other offenses after being captured on a security camera that Whittaker recently had installed, authorities said.

Police recovered $15,000 worth of items taken from the home, Daily said. He did not give a total for everything stolen.

Whittaker won the largest single jackpot in the nation's history when he hit a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day 2002. He chose to accept a lump sum of about $113 million after taxes.

Since then, Whittaker's vehicle, business and home have been broken into repeatedly. Last year, a strip club manager and his girlfriend were charged with drugging Whittaker and stealing a briefcase containing more than $500,000 in cash and cashier's checks. The money was recovered.

[KymberlynX]

Updated: 11:31 AM EDT
More Bad Luck for Record-Breaking Lottery Winner
Home Burglarized, Body Found Inside

WINFIELD, W.Va. (Sept. 21) - Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.

Whittaker was not home at the time, and Chief Deputy John Dailey said the death of Jesse Joe Tribble, 18, was not related to the burglary and was not a homicide. It may have been drug-related, Dailey said.

"We're pretty sure they knew he was dead. That's why they went inside and took the stuff," Dailey said.

The break-in took place Thursday night or Friday morning. One of those arrested reported Tribble's death late Friday morning, Dailey said. Tribble was a friend of Whittaker's granddaughter, and all three suspects were acquainted with Tribble.

Dailey would not say how the three knew about Tribble's death.
J.C. Shaver, 20, James Travis Willis, 25, and Jeffrey Dustin Campbell, 20, were charged with larceny and other offenses after being captured on a security camera that Whittaker recently had installed, authorities said.

Police recovered $15,000 worth of items taken from the home, Daily said. He did not give a total for everything stolen.

Whittaker won the largest single jackpot in the nation's history when he hit a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day 2002. He chose to accept a lump sum of about $113 million after taxes.

Since then, Whittaker's vehicle, business and home have been broken into repeatedly. Last year, a strip club manager and his girlfriend were charged with drugging Whittaker and stealing a briefcase containing more than $500,000 in cash and cashier's checks. The money was recovered.

Edited because the pic isn't working.


[Edited on 9-22-2004 by KymberlynX]

[Parkbandit]

I think the title should say "Money can't make you smart"

The guy is an obvious idiot and deserves most of what has come his way (Well, except the winning part)

[DeV]

That man seems to be slightly retarded.

[KymberlynX]

Here's the text that accompanied the pic...

AP

· August 2003: $545,000 in cash and cashier's checks are stolen from Whittaker's SUV, which was parked outside a strip club

· Jan. 4, 2004: Whittaker is charged with hitting and threatening to kill the manager of a bar

· Jan. 17, 2004: $100,000 is stolen from his car

· Jan. 25, 2004: Whittaker is arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

· September 2004: His home is burglarized and a dead body is found inside

- Edited because the pic just won't work and I'm sick of tryin to make it work.

[Edited on 9-22-2004 by KymberlynX]

[Snapp]

Let's see if I can get it Kym.

[Jorddyn]

Originally posted by KymberlynX

· August 2003: $545,000 in cash and cashier's checks are stolen from Whittaker's SUV, which was parked outside a strip club

· Jan. 17, 2004: $100,000 is stolen from his car



Why would an individual ever need to carry that kind of cash? I supopse it could be the "LOOK AT ME!" factor, which quickly turns into the "ROB ME!" factor.

Jorddyn

[Caiylania]

The sign says foundation bearing his name. Maybe he is doing some good with it.

[KymberlynX]

Originally posted by Snapp
Let's see if I can get it Kym.

Thank ya Snapp!! I dunno why it wouldn't work for me. :cry:

[KymberlynX]

How much did he win in the first place??

[Shari]

Heh, I never said he was a smart man.

[KymberlynX]

Originally posted by KymberlynX
How much did he win in the first place??

N/M....I googled it:

Largest Individual Lottery Win
The largest individual lottery win is an incredible $314.9 million (£197.4 million) won by Andrew "Jack" Whittaker Jr of Scott Depot, West Virginia, USA, December 24, 2002. Jack won this record-breaking sum playing Powerball, the USA's largest lottery game. He decided to take half the prize as a lump sum of $170 million (£106 million) before taxes instead of the full prize in 30 annual installments.
"There should be a book to tell you how to handle it when people get thrown into the limelight," said the 56-year-old sewer and water contractor about the infamy the win has brought him and his family. "My wife swears she's going to write it. People aggravate her to death asking for money."

Whittaker – whose businesses had effectively already made him a millionaire before the big win – promised to donate a tenth of his winnings to his church, and he created the Jack Whittaker Foundation to support the less fortunate citizens of West Virginia. In one less charitable incident in August 2003, though, police said, he was drugged and robbed of a suitcase containing $545,000 in cash and cashiers' cheques in a West Virginia night club.

"I'm simply a businessman who has seen his share of failures and successes," said Whittaker. "My personal life is my own and I make no excuses for my actions

[Bobmuhthol]

<<Whittaker won the largest single jackpot in the nation's history when he hit a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day 2002. He chose to accept a lump sum of about $113 million after taxes.>>

I sure can see the need to look it up.

[KymberlynX]

Okay...He IS stupid. I would have taken the 10,466,666.66 per year for 30 years. :banghead:

...and why the fuck is someone who is already a millionaire playing powerball???

It's just not fair!! :cry:

[KymberlynX]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
<<Whittaker won the largest single jackpot in the nation's history when he hit a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day 2002. He chose to accept a lump sum of about $113 million after taxes.>>



I sure can see the need to look it up.

:lol: Did I mention I'm tired?? I totally missed that part. :P

[Shari]

Everything Kymberlyn just said, and then some.

You'd think with all that money he could dress himself decently.

YOU ARE FROM WEST VIRGINIA, WHY ARE YOU DRESSING LIKE A COWBOY!?!? <killz self>

[Mistomeer]

I dunno, I'd have to have a much shittier day than that for my hundreds of millions of dollars not to be able to let me forget about it.

[Caiylania]

We agree. *cough*

How do you get robbed that many times?

Geeze rent-a-cop or something... :blah:

[TheEschaton]

Okay...He IS stupid. I would have taken the 10,466,666.66 per year for 30 years

That's 10.466 million before taxes. He'd have to pay, what, at least half of it in taxes per year (not sure on what W. Virginia's tax laws are), for about 5.2 a year, for 30 years, about 165million.

However, if you take the lump sum of 113, and invest wisely, and get an 8% return per annum, you'd make quite a bit more. You'd make the 52m difference in...hmmmm....something like 12 years, post tax and all that craziness.

Plus, he looks damn old, maybe he didn't think he was gonna last 30 years.

-TheE-

[Slider]

WTF is he doing with 500k in cash in his car at a strip club? Must have been renting himself some happiness. And then 10 days later he's got another 100k in his car? Damn man, why don't you just hang a sign on it. They do have banks in W. Virginia, right? This fella ain't too bright is he?

Of course, with 113 million, you'd think he could buy himself a guard or a decent alarm system in his house.