A man who won $5million on the lottery has died just two months after receiving his prize money.
Phillip Withem from Logan, Ohio, had hoped to use the lottery millions he won in June to pay for treatment for kidney failure.
But the 54-year-old died at home on Tuesday. He had been receiving kidney dialysis while he waited for a matched donor, but the cause of his death is not yet known.
Tragic: Philip Withem, who won $5million on the lottery just two months ago, has died. He had been suffering from kidney failure
Mr Withem's untimely death did not leave him long to enjoy his newfound wealth - won from a lottery ticked he held on to for five years.
He was entered into the state's Top Prize Drawing contest after he won $2,500 from a $20 scratchcard he bought at a Speedway gas station in Logan in 2006.
Winning Ohio instant lottery tickets on games that sell for $5 or more are entered into a further lottery draw after the game ends.Five years later, Mr Withem's ticket matched the draw and he won $5million in the Top Prize Drawing.
Generous: Mr Withem, who was on kidney dialysis, had said he planned to give away most of his millions
After he won the money, Mr Withem announced that he intended to give much of it to worthy causes including children's charities and friends who helped him out when he became sick.
He told NBC4 at the time: 'I'm going to help people because I love it. It makes me feel good and I think that's what God put us here for.'
But his riches were unable to bring him the one thing he needed most: a new kidney.
He leaves behind a widow
The winning ticket: Mr Withem had held on to his ticket for five years. Dailymail.co.uk
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