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You may think winning $27million on Powerball would set you up comfortably for the rest of your life — but this was not the case for David Lee Edwards. He was unemployed when he won the colossal prize ...

You might assume that scooping $27million (£21m) on Powerball would secure you financially for life - but this certainly wasn't the reality for David Lee Edwards. He was out of work when he claimed ...

A man who bagged a $27million lottery jackpot ended up blowing all the money in just five years and living in a shed covered in human faeces. David Lee Edwards was a convicted felon from Ashland, ...

David Lee Edwards won it all and then lost it all -Credit:Supplied You may think winning $27million on Powerball would set you up comfortably for the rest of your life — but this was not the case for ...