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Lottery Winner Callie Rogers Broke, Spent $400,000 On Cocaine

by Yuliya Talmazan | September 1, 2009 at 03:11 pm

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Callie Rogers, a 22-year-old who won a $3 million jackpot six years ago, is now completely broke. In addition, Rogers spent a whopping $400,000 on cocaine alone. Rogers says winning the jackpot when she was a teenager ruined her life. She says she should not have been allowed to have control over her money at 16.

"I was spending a fortune on cocaine, a nasty evil drug that tears your life apart," Rogers was quoted as saying. "I'll be honest. about a quarter of a million pounds of my win has been wasted on it."

"My life is a shambles and hopefully now it [the lottery jackpot] has all gone I can find some happiness. It's brought me nothing but unhappiness. It's ruined my life," another article in the Daily Mail quoted a friend of Rogers as saying.

But, no matter how hard one tries, it is still kind of hard to blow $3 million in six years with no property or valuables left.

So, here is how Rogers spent her fortune:

It was spent on expensive cars, gifts, loans to family members, four houses she bought and furnished for herself and family members, luxury vacations, plastic surgery, clothing and partying, and a trust fund for her children.

Rogers is currently working three jobs to make ends meet. She also has two chidlren to take care of.

Miss Rogers said she had £20,000 in a bank account and 'that's about it.'

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Pythiian1

at 17:13 on September 1st, 2009

Wow, how awful for her ...

Babel-Fish

at 17:41 on September 1st, 2009

At sixteen one can say no to drugs, she should not blame the money but her self...

eastvanray

at 20:54 on September 1st, 2009

I assume ger parents and family just let this happen as long as she paid their bills. they are the ones to blame for allowing their child to behave that way.

vincent price (not verified)

at 03:15 on September 2nd, 2009

Stupidity.... Here I am slogging it out to make ends meet, and here's a dummy with a miraculous windfall only to blow it away like that. What a waste. Brought unhappiness??? She should have kept her head on and be happy....... SICK....

ROHAN RAMPASSARD (not verified)

at 06:49 on September 2nd, 2009

CONFESS TO GOD THAT YOU HAVE SINNED AGAINST HIM,REPENT OF YOUR SINS FROM YOUR HEART AND ASK JESUS TO SAVE YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE GOD EARTH (ROMANS 10:9-13;PSALMS 32:5) & READ& OBEY GOD'S WORD TILL YOU DEAD. IT WAS FOOLISH OF YOU TO HAVE WASTED THE MONEY ON SIN BUT YOU CAN RECOVER AND LEARN FROM IT AND MOVE AND STOP REGRETING THE PAST YOU ARE IN THE PRESENT AND TJHE FUTURE IS THERE BY GOD'S GRACE. JESUSSAVES1977@YOUTUBE.COM. P.S. GO TO A DRUG REHAB PLACE IF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE ALREADY.

eastvanray

at 09:53 on September 2nd, 2009

Hey Jesus Freak, this is a news site not your fuckin pulpit. Keep your religious comments to religious threads please.

timkat (not verified)

at 10:15 on September 2nd, 2009

Hey Jerk, I thought his spiritual words were a lot more appropriate than yours and maybe you ought to listen, Jerk. Sounds like you could use a little Jesus, Jerk.

eastvanray

at 10:46 on September 2nd, 2009

Don't push religion where it is not appropriate. I was offended by his post and I replied in kind. I don't want to read about Jesus or any other fictional religious character on a thread not intended for religious discussion. Stick to the topic!