This article from the Tampa Tribune tells the story of Rhoda Toth, whose life was transformed by winning a $13 million lottery jackpot. She went from meeting Donald Trump and building a $92,000 swimming pool for herself to serving time in federal prison and living in a mobile home. Looking back at the day she won the lottery, Toth recalls: “It was my worst day.”
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