Why Did This 67-Year-Old Florida Lotto Winner Throw Away $2 Million Of His Prize Without A Second Thought?

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James Bozeman did two things most of us would think absolutely crazy. First, he won two Florida lottery jackpots a year apart...$10 million in 2012, and $3 million last year. The odds against claiming two major prizes in a year are huge. 

Staff at the lucky 7-Eleven store pose with the check that some lottery outlets receive for selling major prizes. 

The retired pensioner bought both winning tickets from the same 7-Eleven in Edgewood, Orange County in Florida...population 2,624.

Then this lucky Orlando player did something no-one would have believed.

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What This 84 Year-Old $590 Million Powerball Winner Did Wrong

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Newspaper and internet media photos showed a composed, slightly smiling older woman being shepherded from the lottery office.

She looked fairly relaxed for someone who decided to receive her winnings in a lump-sum payment... an astounding $370.8 million before taxes.

The woman behind this week's second largest USA Powerball jackpot did a few things right when claiming her prize.

But a few things wrong too. The 84 year-old Florida woman will have a few problems over her win, and here's one of them:

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UNREAL ESTATE: Here's Where The World's Richest Lotteries Are Housed

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The New York Lottery headquarters building.

Here's where some of the world's largest lotteries are housed.

Some of them are impressive. Others are simply a building from the outside, with no hint of the excitement that greets winners every week.

What is it about the Arizona building that is unique? And wait until you feast your eyes on the stunning California Lottery building!

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