Callie Rogers, British Teen Lotto Winner, Is Broke at 22

Callie Rogers, the second youngest person to win the lottory in the UK, is broke at 22. Rogers was 16 when she won the £1.9 million jackpot, worth about $3.1 million.

  Rogers at 16 (Daily Mirror)The mother of two says she blew about $400,000 on cocaine, which she calls "a nasty evil drug that tears your life apart." She now lives with her mother and works three cleaning jobs to get by.

According to the NY Daily News, Rogers blames the overnight money for the unhappiness she's endured over the years. "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."

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