Abraham Lee Shakespeare (April 23, 1966 – 2009) was an American casual laborer who won a $30 million
lottery jackpot, receiving $17 million in 2006. In 2009 his family declared him
missing, and in January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance.<SUP id=cite_ref-BBC_1-0 class=reference jQuery18307239175337538896="8">
[1]</SUP> Shakespeare's troubles after winning the lottery were profiled in the American
E! television program
Curse of the Lottery.<SUP id=cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-0 class=reference jQuery18307239175337538896="11">
[2]</SUP>