WHAT PERCENTAGE OF LOTTERY WINNERS END UP BROKE?

Adam Fayed
1 min readNov 6, 2019

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Many people dream of winning the lottery, so it is perhaps ironic that many people end up with little to show for their winnings. Statistics from The likes of the National Endowment for Financial Education, show that anywhere from 30% to 50% of lottery winners, declare bankruptcy within just 3–5 years of hitting the jackpot.

What is the biggest reasons for these stats? Apparently, the biggest “culprits” are:

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Adam Fayed
Adam Fayed

Written by Adam Fayed

Owner - adamfayed.com. Content isn't financial, legal, tax or any other kind of individual advice, nor a solicitation to invest. Educational only for HWNIs

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