CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who won a record $315 million in the Powerball lottery was taken to jail on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol, authorities said...............

I don't care how nice of a guy he is or how much money he donates to charity
this guy is as dumb as a box of rocks!!!

That's a head shaker.

A week or so ago I heard a radio program that showcased many lotto winners and how many of them were flat broke a few years later. The premise was that most lotto players are poor and poor people are poor because of bad choices regardless of how much money they get. I'm not rich, and not a Mensa candidate, but gimme a couple million cash -- not to mention $315 Million -- and watch how I set myself and family up for life -- and make lotsa disadvantaged kids really happy as well. My biggest fear would be becoming a target for criminals who might wanna kidnap a loved one or something. My second biggest would be my kids becoming deadbeats. Other than that, I'm quite confident I would not be broke anytime soon.

I've heard this guy was robbed many, many times. That would definitely be the downer to winning millions.

Here's an article about lottery-winning-turned-bad:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20041108a1.asp

And, just in case you SHOULD win, here's what to do:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20041108b1.asp

He was actually a wealthy man before he won the lottery.

With all due respects....what do you expect when a redneck comes into a lot of money?

Is this the guy that was carrying 500-large in a suitcase to a strip club a year or so ago and got it stolen by like a stripper and her boyfriend?

Yep. Same knucklehead...I think i'd have to get a debit card
Of course the strippers and hookers prefer cash

Why would you say that he is a redneck?

Yeah, where did that comment come from?

If your grandmother doesn't remove the Marlboro from her lips when she tells the state trooper to kiss her @ss, you might be a redneck.

I know, off topic, but that's one of my favorite Jeff Foxworthy redneck bits.

I see they found his grandaughter dead now! This has got to be the most cursed man in america

It is sad about his granddaughter :-(

All of his other stupid moves, I thought were funnily ironic, but my heart goes out to him and his family on this one.

I do feel terrible for the granddaughter.....I just can't believe the dark cloud that follows this guy around. I do think he brings alot of it on himself though..In a recent article he even stated (or his wife) that they wished they never won now.
Its so tragic and comical that you couldn't make this stuff up if you tried

This guy is really not doing very well with all that money