Jack Whittaker (lottery winner)

Jack Whittaker
Born
Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr.

(1947-10-09)October 9, 1947
Jumping Branch, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 72)
Known forWinning the Powerball in December 2002

Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr. (October 9, 1947 – June 27, 2020)[1] was an American businessman in the construction industry. He was noted for being the winner of a 2002 lottery jackpot. His win of US$314.9 million in the Powerball multi-state lottery was, at the time, the largest jackpot ever won by a single winning ticket in the history of American lottery. After winning the lottery, he was proximate to a number of crimes, and experienced several personal tragedies.[2]

  1. ^ "Famous Powerball winner has died". West Virginia MetroNews. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Dahl, Melissa (November 28, 2012). "$550 million will buy you a lot of ... misery". NBC News. Retrieved August 18, 2014.