Jack Whittaker: $315 million lottery win still brings him misfortune. His granddaughter was buried today, almost two years after his win
Powerball lottery winner's granddaughter buried; easy money, drugs blamed
WINFIELD, W.Va, Dec. 24 – A sad twist of fate: 17-year-old Brandi Bragg, the only granddaughter of Jack Whittaker, was buried in Winfield, West Virginia, today, almost two years after his record lottery win. It was a splendid but sorrowful funeral.
Jack Whittaker is a contractor who won a $314.9 million Powerball lottery jackpot on Christmas Eve 2002. Whittaker’s win is the biggest jackpot ever won in the United States. He took a $113 million lump-sum payment.
The cause of death is still unclear, but a drug overdose is suspected. Read more in Jack Whittaker: $315 million lottery win still brings misfortune
A person who knew 17-year-old Brandi Bragg says it was too much money that did her in.
A woman who once took care of Brandi said the 17-year-old had her own apartment and two luxury S-U-V's. Whittaker blames her "drug-using friends."
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