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William 'Bud' Post III

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Gambler

The Resume

    (1939-January 15, 2006)
    Won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery in 1988
    Ordered by a judge to pay one-third of his winnings to his landlady and sometime girlfriend (1992)
    Squandered his fortune on bad investments and luxury items never used
    Died of respiratory failure at age 66

Why he might be annoying:

    He was married seven times and had 10 children, one illegitimate.
    He bought the winning ticket while on disability, $2.46 in his bank account and $40 he got after pawning a ring.
    He served jail time for passing bad checks, firing a rifle shot into the car of his 6th wife and firing a shotgun blast at a debt collector who went to his dilapidated mansion looking for payment.
    He was clueless with money, auctioning off his 17 remaining lottery installment payments in 1996 for $2.65 million, paying off past debts, legal fees, and what he owed his landlady, investing poorly yet again, declaring bankruptcy and dying in debt, living on a $450-per-month disability check.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His mother died when he was 8-years-old and his father sent him off to live in an orphanage.
    He vigorously denied ever agreeing to split his proceeds with his landlady/girlfriend, but a judge ruled against him and he couldn't afford the settlement, starting a financial spiral downward.
    His brother tried to hire a hitman to kill him and his 6th wife.
    He was quoted by a newspaper, stating, 'I was much happier when I was broke,' reinforcing the old adage - 'Money can't buy happiness.'

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 64 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 74.03% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 75.22% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 316 Votes: 70.57% Annoying