Column: David Edwards, another lottery loser

"The world's original hard luck story and a hard time losing man." -Jim Croce In light of increasing media cost consciousness, news outlets can save money by pre-arranging a "fill in the blanks" news story. via Commonwealth Journal

[Markus Funkus]

Edwards is another lottery hard-luck story and a hard-time losing man.

Edwards was an flipping *idiot*.

[hope]

Edwards is an addict who got rich.Unless you live local you may never even have heard his name. My prayers are with him. I hope he gets things right with the big guy upstairs before he passes. I've heard he is very ill.

[Whatever]

You don't have to live local to know someone lady. Edwards was a conman who came into a lot of money to fast. He was into drugs and criminal activities. I don't feel sorry for the man. There are a lot of good people out there that could use the money that he won and wouldn't have blown it like this jackass did.

[hope]

Calm down, I feel sorry for any one who is an addict. But for the grace of God there go I. I read that most addicts are self medicating, and that the majority suffer from anxiety , depression,and other illnesses.
There are lot of good people that could use that money ,true, but we really never know what would become of us until we are put in a situation.

[chris]

I knew this guy would blow it from the start..................he is an idiot......didn't matter if it was 2 billion, he would have blown it......what a moron...

[chris]

what an idiot....I don't even feel a little sorry for this moron......it could have been 3 billion and he would have pissed it away!!

[123Win]

Hey ! PEOPLE
How Does some one win $27 million after tax money
and lose it .
Thats INSANE

[cindy]

despite all of his bad desions, i still cant help feeling bad for him. but i hope if i were in that situation i would handle it better.

[Jack Whitaker]

He and I spent all of our money at the night/gentlemens club. Rest in peace, soon enough David.

[I saw Dave recently]

David got lost in all that cash. He didn't care about his daughter or his home town. He's addicted to Oxycotin as is his wife, Shawna.
He forced his mother-in-law to sell the house he bought her because Shawna remained on the title.
He's bed-ridden, and he can't walk. He lives his days in the basement in a hospital bed telling me how he loves the Lord. In the next breath it's "f" this and "f" that.
He sleeps with a loaded pistol under his pillow.
He needs our prayers.
He's a pathetic ghost of what he COULD have been.

[jef]

I saw this guy outside T's lounge in west palm hittin a crack pipe on the side of the building. the drug dealers and strippers took him of his money i know.

[Jim Kidd]

I just don't understand! I used to be one of his close friends in Ky. Knew his mom and dad well.

[Jim Kidd]

I am in Margate, Florida and sould like to hear from my old friend!