Evelyn Adams Gambled it Away
Evelyn Adams got lucky when she won the lottery in 1985. Against all the odds, she won again in 1986. The New Jersey girl had $5.4 million in winnings before losing it in the worst way possible. She gambled it all away in Atlantic City.
Source: Shutterstock
In 1993, Adams told the New York Times that she was constantly being harassed for money after she received so much publicity for winning. “ I was known and couldn’t go anywhere without being recognized ,” she said. So she gambled it away.