Should you move to a lucky town because large numbers of lottery players win there?

Should you move to a lucky town because large numbers of lottery players win there?

Sisters Pam Garretson (left) and Penny Fitzpatrick receive their $1M Powerball check from West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave. Photo: Lawrence Pierce

At first glance it seems that West Virginia lottery players are on a roll. They've won nine Powerball tickets worth at least $1 million sold in the state in 2014.

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The remarkable story of $315 million Powerball winner Jack Whittaker left me in pure disbelief

It was hard watching the trail of self-destruction in this rare 20/20 interview that was the life of USA Powerball winner Jack Whittaker. And I couldn't help wondering how this successful businessman, already worth $17 million at the time, could have got it so wrong.

More Bad Luck: $315 Million Powerball Lottery Winner's Home Burns To The Ground

More Bad Luck: $315 Million Powerball Lottery Winner's Home Burns To The Ground

Flames engulf the Whittaker home as firefighters battle the Rocky Gap blaze.

One of the world's biggest early Powerball lottery winners is facing disaster after his West Virginia home burnt down yesterday.

Jack Whittaker won US$314.9 million in the 2002 Powerball multi-state lottery. At the time it was the largest jackpot ever won by a single winning ticket in the history of American lottery.

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