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B.C. lottery officials extend deadline to settle fight over jackpotReply
B.C. Lottery Corp stated the various legal counsels representing all the workers said they were unable to resolve their dispute so they will meet in court. The money will earn interest while the case is heard through the courts.Co-workers Tanis McQuillan and Meagan Weisgerber came forward to say they had been part of the group's lottery pool because they had previously paid in -- although not for the time the winning ticket was bought, according to the nine who made the original claim. Two mor
Sep 1, 2005, 9:29 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Cincinnati Reds formed Mega Millions lottery poolNews Story
Several members of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team pooled their money and purchased $1,000 worth of Ohio Lottery tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.The estimated jackpot on Tuesday was $168 million. There was some talk about looking into buying a share of the team, Kearns said. We're pretty confident. Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, Sean Casey and Rich Aurilia also were part of the group.There were no winning tickets in the Tuesday Mega Millio
Apr 21, 2005, 3:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Officials form lottery pool in attempt to clear town's debtNews Story
Local officials in a small German town are banking on a lottery win to keep the local council from going bust.Town councilors in Blumberg near the Swiss border say their community of 10,660 residents has one of the largest debts in Germany, at 1,700 per head.The group of local politicians have now formed a lottery syndicate [pool], playing twice a week with their own money.Local finance officer Thomas Lauble said: The most important figures in my week are now the seven numbers drawn each Wedne
Feb 21, 2005, 11:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions winner forced to split jackpot with co-workersReply
So lottery-pool man wins, regrets playing (only since he won as he most assuridly would have loved being in a pool had one of his other co-'s won), hides win, scams job with false declaration of needed and upcoming surgery, disappears for a semi-short period of time, returns claiming lottery win and IS SURPRISED that one of his co's would have checked dates to see when his win was. So... he either figures that his co's are as stupid as he would have been, or that they are as stupid as he WISH
Mar 16, 2012, 9:25 pm - maximumfun - Lottery News

Lottery pool goes to court after man with losing ticket demands share of $63.3 million prizeNews Story
Lottery player insists he has a winning ticket By Kate Northrop What started as a feel-good story for a lottery pool is turning sour after a man with a losing ticket claims the group owes him more than $260,000 (US$182,013) from a $63.3 million (US$44.3 million) Australian Powerball prize. Some might remember the 250 member Facebook group named Goldfields, let's pay our mortgages that won a share of the $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball jackpot in the Australian Lottery in F
May 9, 2022, 11:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery flub pays off: Michigan co-workers win $1MReply
You're right, I meant 50 lines (or sets of numbers). While it's true that the probability of one QP matches one of the lottery pool tickets is low, so is the chance of winning. In fact they are exactly the same. The probability of just two QP matching one of the lottery pool tickets (50 in 150 million) is double the chance of the pool winning (50 in 300 million).
Nov 11, 2018, 10:31 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery poolReply
The nice thing about a lottery pool is that I get to pick the numbers for 100 tickets for tonight's drawing. A lot more than I would buy on my own. I protect myself with a very simple contract that everyone signs. I am sure it is not flawless, but it is enough to establish who was in the pool and who wasn't for a court case. The following individuals agree to join a lottery pool for the Powerball drawing on 11/28/12. Each participant shall have contributed $5 prior to signi
Nov 28, 2012, 12:28 pm - grengrad - Lottery News

Pool of McDonald's workers claims Mega Millions fraudReply
These IDIOTS DESERVE WHAT THAT GOT ----- NOTHING. How many times have you heard the same ole story about some group pooling their money without a Lottery Pool Contract. I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER, enter a Lottery Pool without a signed Contract. If you think for a second, that people are trust worthy with 656 million Dollars at stake, you're an IDIOT or you are REALLY REALLY STUPID. Personally I don't feel sorry for none of these IDIOTS. YOU DESERVE TO KEEP WORKING AT McDonalds. Oh yeah, I'm
Oct 1, 2012, 8:23 am - Pick'em - Lottery News

Maryland Mega Millions winners claim prize anonymouslyReply
Good thing they at least shared some background information about themselves. This will allow those McDonalds employees who were a part of Mirlande Wilson's pool to just go about their business making happy meals. Lesson learned from this fiasco even though the real winners had formed an ad hoc lottery pool that could have resulted in similar drama had the lady with the tickets had been unscrupulous is to either never join a lottery pool or treat entering into one the same way you would buying a
Apr 10, 2012, 10:47 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

Dropping out of lottery pool costs teacher millionsReply
You know how educators and mentors are always exhorting kids to stay in school? Well, I guess this can be adapted for this guy, and he is a teacher no less. STAY IN THE (LOTTERY) POOL!!! You lottery pool dropout! I guess this illustrates an important point: Don't alter your lottery buying pattern. If he would have stayed in the pool, he would be some millions richer and retired. But if you are not playing a pool, don't start...too much headache. Also, I am reminded of the many folks who say t
Nov 25, 2011, 6:21 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News