Lottery Winners Who Battled The Challenges Of New Fortune

Published on July 29, 2019 By James Spiro

A $9 Million Loss

Edward Seward was such a regular at his favorite Waffle House that he would often buy the staff some lottery tickets as a light-hearted sign of affection. When one of the waitresses won, however, she didn’t share his generosity.

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Tonda Lynn Dickerson argued that she had never agreed to actually share the winnings, and so so tried to run away with the $10m. Although she won the court case, she faced IRS troubles and ended up giving 90% of it away.