SHOCKINGLY, LOTTERY WINNERS TURN OUT TO BE PRETTY DARN HAPPY ABOUT IT: “‘The story about the unhappy, squandering winner primarily functions as a cautionary tale,’ Dr. Hedenus says. ‘But this is not the common reaction to the lottery windfall.'”

But there is a downside: “Big jackpot winners say everyone they ever met comes out of the woodwork and asks for money.” So it’s kind of like attending the DNC.