in reality Whittaker was soon to experience the difficulties that tend to accompany a
lottery win People would wait for him to drop by his favorite store and then they would beg him for money by telling him sad stories of illnesses and bad luck Whittaker had to hire three people just to open letters asking him for money "I don’t have any friends" he said in a newspaper interview. Every friend that I’ve had, practically has wanted to borrow money or something and of course once they borrow money from you.
You can't be friends anymore
It is also very hard to stay sensible when you have so much money.
Whittaker Reportedly grew extravagant and starting flashing his cash around.
While drinking in a local club
he boasted of having 500,000 in cash in a briefcase in his car.
He also started to make frequent trips to casinos for gambling. and witnesses said he became a troublemaker at these places, causing problems and growing angry when he Was refused a request or banned from entering.
Whittaker loved his granddaughter Brandi,
immensely—he said that she was "his.
world"
After winning Whittaker treated his granddaughter to whatever she wanted;
he bought her a new car and paid for her
to meet the hip-hop star Nelly.
According to Brandi’s friend, she had a constant supply of money; it wasn’t unusual for her to receive 5,000 in one day from her grandfather.
With such money, her Lifestyle gradually
changed for the worse as she start to use illegal drugs with her friends.
Her car was full of trash and money—there
was so much of it that bills would occasionally fly out the window, according to another friend.
On December 4 2003 Brandi disappeared. When they didn‘t hear from her over the
next five days, the Whittakers called the police.
Soon after, Brandi’s body was found.
She had died from an Overdose of illegal
drugs.
Ten years on from winning the lottery,
Jack Whittaker still struggle with health
problems, his beloved Wife has left him
and his precious granddaughter is gone. "If it would bring my granddaughter back,
I'd give it all back" Whittaker said of his jackpot