Men break into lotto winner's home with body inside

CNN ^ | September 22, 2004

[Living Free in NH]

WINFIELD, West Virginia (AP) -- Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.

Whittaker was not home at the time, and Chief Deputy John Dailey said the death of Jesse Joe Tribble, 18, was not related to the burglary and was not a homicide. It may have been drug-related, Dailey said.

[ladtx]

Sounds like a CSI storyline.

[July 4th]

This guy needs to move. This is like the 15th story about him getting robbed. But I guess he needed to add a twist this time...

[gubamyster]

Since then, Whittaker's vehicle, business and home have been broken into repeatedly. Last year, a strip club manager and his girlfriend were charged with drugging Whittaker and stealing a briefcase containing more than $500,000 in cash and cashier's checks. The money was recovered.

This guy can't afford any protection?

[Guillermo]

A lot of crap has happened to Whittaker since he won his jackpot, mostly of his own doing.

[paulcissa]

Isn't this the guy that was beat up outside the strip club and a breifcase stolen with 10's of thousands of $$ left on the seat of his SUV?

[ruiner]

No, that was somebody else ;)~

"Last year, a strip club manager and his girlfriend were charged with drugging Whittaker and stealing a briefcase containing more than $500,000 in cash and cashier's checks. "

[Names Ash Housewares]

If you win. You shut up about it!. Be cool. Lay low. Dont quit your job the same day. Slowly make changes. Get financial counseling. Thats the problem with lottos. Any dope can win. 'cept me apparantly.

Of course the odds or nearly impossible. I tried to make sense of it for my little brain to wrap around it. Its like selecting the magic "inch" in 300 miles! Man that is really bad odds. Its a Tax on the stupid, the desperate, and those that cant do math. But I still buy 'em occasionaly. Damn, damn, damn.

[Living Free in NH]

He's had good luck ONCE in his life, but since then, if it weren't for bad luck, he'd have no luck at all. Yet, I don't feel sorry for the guy.

[Guillermo]

I read a story a few months ago about a guy who won several million.

It took him 10 months to reclaim the prize, although he knew the whole time.

He didn't quit his job, he didn't even tell his family until the day he claimed it.

[FourtySeven]

A guy this stupid and crime prone (shows you what types of people he hangs out with, i.e, shows you his character): Can you say, "bankrupt in 5 years?"

[Rakkasan1]

one who love the lap dances

[Rakkasan1]

reminds me of Rodney King.
further proof lotto is a tax on stupid people.

[dwilli]

Whitaker makes Rodney King look like an estate planner.

[donozark]

Well, at least THIS time he wasn't parked outside a titty-bar!

[ruiner]

Someone looking for the "champagne room."

[A Texan]

You are completely correct. I never buy them because I always forget to check the winning numbers. With my luck I am the only three time winner in history that hasn't collected a dime.

I love your user name, that's one of the greatest movie series of all time.

"Shop smart . . . shop S-Mart"

[Dan Evans]

Most lottery jackpot winners end up broke after a few years. This article illustrates some of the reasons.

[SquirrelKing]