I can not even begin to express my thoughts about this man and his "problems" except to say God help him.

...speaking of Turds that won't flush...

Some people win and quietly disappear, then others' actions remind us when we win ..... we too should quietly disappear. 

It's not a New Year unless you get a new jack Whittaker Story.....

Now that's a Jinx!!

let me get this straight...............this is the guy that won on christmas night 2002.he already owned  three construction companys before hitting big .he was looking to buy a helicopter before he hit .he was already a millionaire  before hitting ....and now he's broke.his own wife told the papers that hitting it big was the worst thing to happen in their life.i thought it was odd when jack said he was going to help churchs out with money then the news comes out that he's hanging out in toppless go go  bars.and whats with the drunk driving stuff .its not like he couldn't pay for a cab or for a driver for his limo.i would think that jack was sitting on top of the world when he frist hit but boy did that change.too bad a really good friend didn't take him aside and try to help.or did everyone just have their hand out.its like the B side of the 45 reconds from years ago.i just feel so sorry for the guy

Hmmph!  Nobody's mentioning
that beautiful image I created!

...actually it's quite good, Todd!  I'm assuming that big ole smile was from the day after his win.

I love Linda Kollmeyer..If I win she win's......Oh yeah...

Why in the hell didn't Whittaker put his money into various kinds of investments, including income funds, hedge funds, tax-sheltered mutual fund and properties including income properties?!

It looks awesome!!  Had no idea you came up with that image.  WTG!!! 

Jack wasn't Unlucky:

He just Reaped what he Sowed!

Why didn't Whittaker seek a Trust Fund?  Hum, makes you wonder, huh?

Deep inside I like Mr. Whittaker and I feel very bad about what happened with his granddaughter, not just that she died but everything leading up to it. That being said, we are the product of the choices we make. He chose to buy 115 powerball tickets. He chose to make known how generous he would be with it (first BIG mistake! If I ever win I will sound like Scrooge's Evil Nephew!) Then the obvious, he flashed money (2nd BIG mistake) at the Pink Pony (it's been razed since based on Google Earth images) and with such attention and the image of being a rich drunk now all the bad apples flocked to him and worse, his granddaughter. He did buy land and he expanded his 3 construction companies (Diversified Enterprise) and helped Churches and poor people (for a while at least) but with a combination of drinking and gambling and his busy hands he probably lost a lot of money and I don't know whether to believe this story of his "Personal 9/11" on his bank accounts because once someone starts bouncing million-dollar checks (fourth BIG mistake) that's a sign to question what they say. I tried to find that slot machine he invented but no sign of it at C's in A.C. Anyway, again, I LIKE Mr. Whittaker and I wish I could help him in some way (for free, really) but all I can do right now is pray for him. He is a very proud man, that's why he won't look for a cab ride and his general attitude. This is not to put him down, it's an honest assesment of his situation and how he got there. I'd rather be hearing stories about what poor people he helped or what things he built for the community than all the negative things.

To create the image, I found this on the Internet:

Then I used Photoshop to carefully cut out Jackie Boy and feather the edges, so it looked like this:

Then I took my standard frame:

...And added a background gradient, the word "Jack", removed the little line, and resized his mug to fit:

Voila!