[post_page_title]Whittaker[/post_page_title]
One notable example of the Lottery Curse is Jack Whittaker, who won a whopping $314 million in the Powerball. When you win the lottery – well, if you win it – you can choose to receive the lump sum, meaning the entire sum in one payment after taxes, or receive annuity, meaning you receive yearly payments of the part of the sum, the same amount every year. You guessed – Whittaker chose the lump sum win, and received the entire amount in one transfer.