Urooj Khan

Luck Gone Bad: Lottery winners who lost it it all

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Urooj Khan

Urooj Khan died July 20, 2012, one day after collecting the lump sum option on a $1 million win. A medical examiner initially found that the 46-year-old Khan died of natural causes, but another official asked for a deeper investigation which revealed the lottery winner was fatally poisoned with cyanide. Khans body is expected to be exhumed as part of the investigation into his death.

Author: Stephanie Slifer

Credit: AP Photo/Illinois Lottery

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