Marie Holmes, who won a $188 million Powerball jackpot at age 27 and took home $88 million post-tax, is reported to have spent $21 million on bail for her boyfriend, Lamarr McDow.

This record-setting amount by a lottery winner was used multiple times to bail McDow out of jail, where he was facing and evading various charges.

The bail payments by Holmes included $3 million, followed by $6 million, and then $12 million for McDow's subsequent arrests, reaching $21 million​ altogether.

Largest bail amount

The largest bail amount set in the United States is $3 billion, assigned to Robert Durst, a wealthy New York real estate heir.

Durst was initially accused of murdering his wife in 2003, with his bail set at $1 billion.

However, after skipping bail and being re-arrested for tampering with evidence, his bail was increased to $3 billion. Durst was later acquitted of the murder charge.

Other notable high bail amounts in recent U.S. history include a $1 billion bail set for Kim Freeman in 2005, and a $150 million bail for Kening Ma in 2010​.

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