[jeffc]

If people want to spend their money on Lotto tickets, or scratch-offs, well... it's their money.

I'd like to know the percentage of those who squander their winnings to those who win and quietly move on with their lives. Is it high or low? I ask because there are very few stories on those who won and successfully transitioned from where they were to millionaires. I wonder why?......

[DeFault User]

there are very few stories on those who won and successfully transitioned from where they were to millionaires. I wonder why?....

Your question intrigued me so I googled up the following link, which has 7 interesting success stories:

http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=23969513&page=1

[B4Ranch]

I would suspect that most winners do succeed in bettering themselves. Why do I say that? Simply because we’d be hearing about them if they were in fact abject failures.

[Ditter]

I was wondering the same thing. Give us some stories of people who have done well after winning the lottery. there has to be a few.