this guy is not trailer trash, read the article
“Rob Dunlap, one of Whittaker’s many attorneys, said Whittaker has spent at least $3 million dollars fending off lawsuits.
“I’ve had over 400 legal claims made on me or one of my companies since I’ve won the lottery, “ said Whittaker.
When asked why that might happen, Whittaker said it’s because “everybody wants something for nothing.”
"..By the time Whittaker won the lottery, he said, he was doing $16 million to $17 million worth of work. He enjoyed years of success with few complaints, but less than a year after winning the lottery things began to change.
Rob Dunlap, one of Whittaker's many attorneys, said Whittaker has spent at least $3 million dollars fending off lawsuits.
"I've had over 400 legal claims made on me or one of my companies since I've won the lottery, " said Whittaker..."
I bet he got sued over every little real or imagined defect in every construction job he did over the few years preceding his win.
Going as public as he did was a mistake, but a bunch of lawsuits would probably have hit him anyway.