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Jackpot Winner files suit against son after winnings squandered

A Florida woman who won $278 million on a Powerball ticket in 2013 is suing her son and his financial advisers, claiming he squandered tens of millions of dollars through poor investments, according to the Associated Press.

In May 2013, then age 84, Gloria Mackenzie purchased a winning Powerball ticket worth $590 million but received $278 million after taxes were also deducted.

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