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Jeez, everything I’ve seen so far about high profile lottery winners is that winning the lottery has just invited a lot of trouble in to their lives. I guess it’s kind of the cliche “be careful what you wish for”. The latest story about people winning the lottery getting into trouble is out of Oregon, a usually peaceful, green and “pc” state, right? Well, apparently, some lottery winner is in trouble for throwing wild, out of control parties that include debauchery beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. They are actually being sued by the city, not just arrested and charged, but sued.

The couple, who won a 2.6 million dollar lottery, apparently are one of those in the category who don’t know what to do with money when they get a large sum of it and will probably end up broker than broke when it’s all said and done, because they have been throwing these wild parties, and undoubtedly at their own expense.

Not only that, the couple, who accepted a lump sum payment - get this, only 800 and some thousand (jeez, I’d just take the payments instead), are accused of possibly dealing drugs out of the home they bought after winning the lottery. Yeesh, this just makes me think of how sad it is that people who win the lottery really should seek guidance on what to do with their money after they win.

Too many people go wild with it and don’t even invest any of it. This case sounds a bit different, as these people may just be troublemakers in general, but in general, I think winning the lottery should come with an optional financial counselor with every jackpot.