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Man quits lottery pool, then wins with Quick Pick
Bayonne United States Member #61629 May 13, 2008 129 Posts Offline |
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you know what's funny ? A lottery pool started because i casually mentioned how i play every now and then. and then all of a sudden i am the one the collects the money and buys this tickets. I collect it once a month but it is hard to collect when it comes time...I feel like a bill collector. There are currently 5 of us, the one I never have to asked more than once has already paid. I like to buy the tickets and makes copies b4 the drawing. I am the only one who does not have a car so I cross this industrial street to buy the tickets. If this happens again next month I may say no more. its a headache collecting, buying, photocopying and distributing.....
I feel just like that guy if i were to win on my own. no one gets a dime and they wont know cause i will collect it in a blind trust. sneaky!! 
well, if the burden is all on you in collecting, buying, copying and distributing, they can't all be too interested, eh?
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Toms River, NJ United States Member #32993 February 13, 2006 205 Posts Online |
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1. How did they jinx him?
2. What kind of pathetic excuse do you have for not playing with the pool and then deliberately playing the same numbers as them? Did they do something terrible to you, or do you think their numbers are especially likely to win? On the off chance those numbers won a jackpot, do you think it would be unreasonable for them to think you stole half of their winnings? 
It's called stealing if you didn't put your money in to the pool and then played their numbers and won taking half of their winnings.
My wife plays in an office pool for the mega millions when it gets over 100 mil. She brings home a copy of the tickets before the drawing, I would never think of going out and playing the same numbers for myself and cheating all her friends if they won, when not putting in to the office pool. It's just not right, but that's just me.
Don GO NJ DEVILS! STANELY CUP HERE WE COME! 
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Bondi Junction Australia Member #57721 December 24, 2007 100 Posts Offline |
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As he won on a Quick Pick he bought, not part of a pool, he shouldn't give any of his win to anyone else. However, I don't understand why he decided to go public. In the UK winners can remain anonymous. He will learn the hard way that, discretion is the better part of valour.
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I dont know where United States Member #1736 June 18, 2003 101 Posts Offline |
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United States Member #41809 June 16, 2006 1567 Posts Offline |
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1. How did they jinx him?
2. What kind of pathetic excuse do you have for not playing with the pool and then deliberately playing the same numbers as them? Did they do something terrible to you, or do you think their numbers are especially likely to win? On the off chance those numbers won a jackpot, do you think it would be unreasonable for them to think you stole half of their winnings? Floyd, the better question is, why on earth would anyone (knowingly) play the SAME numbers as somebody else ? Does this clown know if he wins - they win - and they split it ? What a tool.
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United States Member #41809 June 16, 2006 1567 Posts Offline |
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I used to think the same thing. After ten years at my last place, I retired. Then realized the odds were al ready so great against winning a jackpot, if I won, do I really want to share with these people? Nope. Especially, if it was not a gigantic jackpot. Then I would have to put up with twenty people telling me how they spent their $1500. The question is, if THEY won, would they share with you ? Highly doubtful.
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United States Member #41809 June 16, 2006 1567 Posts Offline |
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It's called stealing if you didn't put your money in to the pool and then played their numbers and won taking half of their winnings.
My wife plays in an office pool for the mega millions when it gets over 100 mil. She brings home a copy of the tickets before the drawing, I would never think of going out and playing the same numbers for myself and cheating all her friends if they won, when not putting in to the office pool. It's just not right, but that's just me.
Don 'stealing' ??? How do you figure ?? He's not 'stealing'. Being stupid = yes, but 'stealing' ? No.
Whoever in the pool that is giving someone else the numbers so they can play them - THAT is the idiot in the group, they should know they have nothing to gain by feeding the guy the numbers, that they are giving away half the winnings IF they hit it.
And yes, most wins are done with 5 games or less because that is how most games are played.
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Houston,TX United States Member #35595 March 13, 2006 49 Posts Offline |
| Posted: June 4, 2008, 9:38 am - IP Logged |
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sneaky!!
well, if the burden is all on you in collecting, buying, copying and distributing, they can't all be too interested, eh? It would only be sneaky if i played the numbers we played. I play my own numbers that I "feel" or do a quick pick.
Well guess what? When I told them if this happens again next month I am out. All of a sudden everyone paid up. Its only $8/month per person on average depending on the weeks of the month.
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NY United States Member #24178 October 16, 2005 1390 Posts Offline |
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'stealing' ??? How do you figure ?? He's not 'stealing'. Being stupid = yes, but 'stealing' ? No.
Whoever in the pool that is giving someone else the numbers so they can play them - THAT is the idiot in the group, they should know they have nothing to gain by feeding the guy the numbers, that they are giving away half the winnings IF they hit it.
And yes, most wins are done with 5 games or less because that is how most games are played. If the person tried to claim a share of the pool's winnings without having contributed to the ticket purchase there wouldn't be any question that they were trying to steal a share. How is it different when they take several shares by taking the numbers the pool was using? Sure, nobody has an exclusive right to the numbers, but we're not talking about playing the same numbers as a result of random coincidence or using some system that produced the same result. We're talking about deliberately using the same numbers beause they knew the pool was using them, with no apparent reason to think those numbers were especialy likely to win. It seems pretty clear that the motivation had to do with messing with the group. A tool, indeed.
As far as being stupid, it's not stupid if you had a reason to believe that the numbers were actually likely to win. It is stupid to pick numbers with no reason to think they're especially likely to win but they're certain to reduce a jackpot by at least 50%. Considering that plenty of people here are worried that they might be bothered by random strangers if they won a jackpot I'd suggest it's also stupid because the pool that lost millions of dollars might be a bit annoyed. Elsewhere, the poster who played the pool's numbers says they'd sue the lottery to remain anonymous becusae of fears about the actions of random strangers.
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Washington State United States Member #34373 February 26, 2006 263 Posts Offline |
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they so jinxed him .. good for him! i NEVER play with the group .. i look at them, say no thanks and go buy my own ticket - i have been known to be messy at times in buying the EXACT numbers as some groups [have my people on the inside] but the most netted was $150 .. but groups, yeah, it always gets sticky with the dividing part, math is guaranteed to get fuzzy!!  You might find something here which could be useful to you.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=%22introduction+to+ethics%22&btnG=Search
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