Record Powerball winner arrested

Comment #16

fwlawrence — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:17:54 GMT

Just read that Jack was ordered into rehab.

Comment #15

fja — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:58:01 GMT

Jump'n Jack Flash...He's a Gas, Gas, Gassss!I'm sitting here waiting for the made for T.V. movie on him

Comment #14

winner2b — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:13:47 GMT

Comment #13

CASH Only — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:04:45 GMT

We can all learn from him.

Comment #12

doubledee32 — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:03:54 GMT

Just when you think he's wised up-Here he goes again!!!-You gotta love it!(LOL

Comment #11

urbossmanpimpin — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:36:26 GMT

LOL @ cash_only thank you for the correction

Comment #10

ryanm — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:35:56 GMT

I'll bet Whittaker was like this before he won the jackpot. As someone in the forums once said, winning a jackpot does not make one a better person; it only magnifies one's characteristics that are already present.

Comment #9

CASH Only — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:28:47 GMT

I don't think you double the f in Hefner, unlike your Texxas.

Comment #8

urbossmanpimpin — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:27:15 GMT

I wonder if he was like this before he won the jackpot? Bless his heart....he is just a country boy enjoying the fame and fortune. He's to old for the good times that he's trying to have......lol reminds me of a Hugh Heffner without common sense.

Comment #7

jim695 — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:18:23 GMT

You can buy a life insurance policy on anyone, provided they know about it (they have to sign the application, designate a beneficiary, and sometimes must submit to a physical examination), but keep in mind that you're responsible for paying the premiums. A huge policy would require huge premiums. Miss a payment and the policy lapses. Insurance laws vary widely from state to state but, generally speaking, if the insured dies within two years of the date the policy was issued, or commits suic... [ More ]

Comment #6

st.germain — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:20:30 GMT

Any insurance people in here that can answer my question if anybody can take a policy out on another person even if they don't know each other

Comment #5

jeffrey — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:15:00 GMT

I wouldn't call it ill gotten. I wish I could win. Jack is just a jerk.

Comment #4

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:05:51 GMT

....there are so many people just wanting to take advantage of an opportunity like this......one day 'ol jack will dropdead....then someone is gonna have a good time with his ill gotten wealth.....

Comment #3

st.germain — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:46:49 GMT

I'm wondering ( not being related to him ) if I can take out a huge insurance policy on him. Is there a lawyer in the house ???$$$$$$$$$$$???.

Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:39:52 GMT

i think someone probably a criminal will dventually catch on to all these stories about him carrying large sums of catch and they are gonna stake him out and he is gonna get robbed,he is advertising himself for a setup....whether he makes it or not that'll be the big question....

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:29:39 GMT

You gotta love ol Jack..... Time to get back in the news again. I still say he will be found one of these days not among the living. I hope he wises up, but it doesn't look likely.Just keep on carrying lots of cash with you, and try to be as inconspicuous as you can in a Hummer..... DD

Record Powerball winner arrested

Lottery Post — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:01:58 GMT

A West Virginia man who won a record $315 million in the Powerball lottery was arrested on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol, authorities said.Jack Whittaker, 57, was jailed Tuesday night after his Hummer struck a concrete median near Beckley.Senior Trooper M.J. Pinardo reported that he smelled alcohol, but Whittaker refused sobriety tests and was extremely belligerent. Troopers also said he was carrying a small pistol in a boot and $117,000 in cash.He was released after he was