$167M Powerball Win Did Not Bring Luck to This Guy

The clock struck 4am on Sunday in Georgetown, Kentucky, and a Powerball multimillionaire was allegedly asleep behind the wheel in a Walmart parking lot, engine running. Deputies say they found 51-year-old James Farthing—who won a $167.3 million jackpot in the spring of 2025—passed out in the passenger seat of a running Ford Mustang after the car was first spotted stopped in an intersection, People reports, citing local outlets. Officers reported smelling alcohol and pot, noting that Farthing was "manifestly under the influence," per WHAS.

Farthing allegedly claimed a woman had driven him there, but deputies say surveillance video showed no one exiting the car before police arrived. He was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, his fifth arrest since his record-setting lottery win, following prior cases in Florida and Kentucky involving alleged battery, burglary, and domestic violence, among other infractions. Farthing's arraignment is set for Tuesday, reports LEX News.