William "bud" post won $16.2 maillion in the lottery. "I wish it never happened. it was totally a nightmare, says post. He tried to help his family, but things didn't work out. A brother was arrested for trying to kill him, hoping to inherit part of the money. post went into a car business and a restaurant with his children, but the two ventures were failures. He eventually went broke, and now he lives on $450 a month and food stamps.