Lottery Winners Who Lost It All

By Terry Shropshire
Apr 01, 2012
12:11 pm

Willie Hurt is hurting, badly: In 1989, Hurt hit the $3.1 million prize in the Michigan Lottery.

Fast-forward two years later and Hurt got divorced, lost custody of his children, was charged with attempted murder, and picked up one helluva crack-cocaine addiction.

The habit was so bad, it sucked his entire fortune.

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