Restaurant workers split $4 million lottery jackpot

Comment #29

Guest — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:42:37 GMT

Have it your way.I'm getting a headache

Comment #28

KY Floyd — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:13:13 GMT

You may not think about it, but deciding whether or not to participate in a pool is a decision about how much you're playing for. That and every other decision you make about playing are also decisions about the odds you're playing against. By never playing in a pool you're not reducing any prize won by your ticket, but you are reducing your chances of winning that prize compared to being in a pool. You're also reducing your chances by not buying 1000 tickets, but increasing them by not buying 0... [ More ]

Comment #27

Guest — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:22:26 GMT

Since I have already stated that I NEVER play pools,then my chances of winning have NOT been reduced.Besides the true odds of either of us winning is...slim to none.

Comment #26

KY Floyd — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:28:27 GMT

I wasn't replying to the first post. I was replying to what you said in the post I quoted, and I repeated the specific part I was responding to. I'm sorry if it still wasn't clear enough. You're focusing on keeping it to yourself but ignoring that you have to reduce your chance of winning in order to do it. If you're reducing your chances of winning then it very clearly is about odds.

Comment #25

Guest — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:16:21 GMT

You seem to be completely missing the point about this thread.Read the first post in the thread... its about sharing,or rather not sharing.Contrary to what you think,every post is NOT about odds.

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:25:36 GMT

It's not about sharing, it's about odds.

If only one of the people in the pool bought that ticket he/she would have been the only winner.

You seem to be completely missing the point of pools. If only one person won, what about all the other people in the pool? If there are 10 people in a pool they're 10 times as likely to win, but they're only playing for 1/10th as much. From a mathematical perspective it's an even trade, and there's no real difference between playing on your own or p... [ More ]

Comment #23

Guest — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:24:18 GMT

Theres nothing wrong with sharing.Now you tell me whats wrong with wanting to win without sharing.

If only one of the people in the pool bought that ticket he/she would have been the only winner.Saying that most likely his ticket would have been a losing ticket is pretzel logic.The ticket was purchased and it won,no matter how many were in the pool,a hundred or a thousand or only one,that particular ticket won.The ticket didn't know that the purchaser was in a pool.

Sure,I'd be happy if... [ More ]

Comment #22

Wintariofan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:05:08 GMT

Won't be singing God Bless America, Lotto 649 is a Canadian Lottery.

Comment #21

nanolike — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:50:20 GMT

And whats wrong with Sharing?

Something is better than Nothing! They all would have gotten nothing most likely if they did not share! They would not have won if one person had just hiked it down to the store and played, most likely his ticket would have been a losing ticket, the reason they have any money now at all, is because they shared and put in the kitty to play! Something smart people do! Not selfish people!

I think I would be very happy to share and have a 1/4 of a million do... [ More ]

Comment #20

BaristaExpress — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:59:02 GMT

I was saying if the personal purchase tickets were the winning ticket and the pool was trying to cash in on their winning ticket! The only way to beat it would be to make your personal purchases at a different store on a differnt day than the lottery pool purchases! That's when the security questioning would come in and work as intended

Comment #19

BaristaExpress — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:51:29 GMT

with what is said above. But as anyone knows, if you buy tickets for a lottery pool, you better be buying those tickets at a different store at a different time, than your own personal purchase! That way the others in the pool have to answer the question to the lottery office as to where the winning ticket was purchased! We have all read here on the LP about the lottery office asking the person who presents the winning ticket to them as to where it was purchased and what date it was purchased... [ More ]

Comment #18

csfb — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:44:20 GMT

What you need is a good agreement ... True.

What that written agreement does not include, it EXCLUDES.

Comment #17

KY Floyd — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:54:36 GMT

They have an agreement that if someone hits with their own numbers, the others can't make a claim on it.(We'll see if they feel the same way if one of them hits.)

You don't need an agreement for that, because nobody is entitled to something that isn't theirs. What you need is a good agreement that covers who is in the pool, how many tickets the pool will buy, and how the tickets will be chosen and purchased. In the event that there is ever a dispute (and if any member of the pool wins you ca... [ More ]

Comment #16

savagegoose — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:40:29 GMT

If there is someone here who is a member of a pool and also plays his own numbers or buys extra quick picks, let me know if he feels this would be a conflict.

i run 3 syndicates,

one my family is in one my buddies are in and one my girlfreind and I ARE IN.

i spose there may be a conflict if someone decides to sue me for a share if I win. as somehow being in a syndicate with me entitles them to shar ein any wins i personally get.

but you cant plan for a*****es, well... [ More ]

Comment #15

justxploring — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:51:16 GMT

I'm not in a pool, but that's a good suggestion. In fact, just to keep them totally separate, I would probably buy them in the next town. It would be nice to join a local pool, although I'm already spending too much right now on my own tickets.

I think if people are litigious they are going to try to sue you anyway.

Comment #14

BaristaExpress — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:31:19 GMT

justxploring, I read something a long while back on just that subject! From what I remember, it said, as long as you bought the pool tickets at one store and then made your personal purchase/numbers at another store, then there shouldn't be any conflict! But if you were to purchase all tickets at the same store and the others in the pool knew that, then you are bound to have a court battle on your hands if your numbers won! Best thing to do is to buy the pool tickets at one store and then a fe... [ More ]

Comment #13

Litebets27 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:05:46 GMT

.......and at minimum wage, I'm sure even that small amount is well appreciated.

I'm going to share this story with some resturant workers that I know.

litebets.

Comment #12

konane — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:49:12 GMT

Part of something is better than all of nothing ..... any day!

Congrats to every one of them! Hope they do it again

Comment #11

justxploring — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:02:20 GMT

Duh!

Thanks for catching that! I read the story but the links to the Canadian Lotto didn't sink in. It's still a nice story. Okay, so maybe he's singing O, Canada

(isn't there a Yorkville, IL? Just googled it and there are a lot of Yorkvilles.

Comment #10

JimmySand9 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:40:06 GMT

God Bless America? He's in Canada

Comment #9

Guest — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:17:00 GMT

We (my wife I) buy one Megamillions in Illinois on Tuesday one on Friday (quick picks).We also buy one Powerball ticket on Wednesday one on Saturday (we've been playing the same numbers for years).My wife also buys one Hot Lotto for each drawing on Wednesday Saturday (quick pick).It doesn't matter what size the jackpots are,we only buy one ticket per drawing.My wife sometimes kicks in to a pool at work when the jackpot reaches 100 million dollars,but there are only 5 people in the pool.T... [ More ]

Comment #8

justxploring — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:06:23 GMT

I understand what you are writing, but one reason we see so many pools win is that the odds increase quite a bit when 16 or 20 people are buying tickets. If you have enough of your own money (or don't mind blowing it) to buy that many tickets, then maybe a pool isn't for you. I think it's great that all those people won and I agre with tntea it would be very exciting.

However, I also agree that I wouldn't want to split a jackpot 16 ways if I used my own numbers. I've been playing my own nu... [ More ]

Comment #7

tntea — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:39:40 GMT

I'd be willing to split. The excitement is what it all about to me.. Congrats to the 16 and their families.. What a huge amount of fun money that would be.

Comment #6

Guest — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:35:10 GMT

I've been asked to join a pool on several occasions and I passed.Its not that I'm against winning,its that I'm against sharing.Its bad enough enough that I'm required to share with the state and federal government.I'm greedy and not ashamed to admit it.It doesn't make sense to me to share a jackpot with several other people when I could possibly have the jackpot to myself.On the other hand,if people want to join a pool and take a portion of the jackpot instead of the whole jacpot,who am I to say... [ More ]

Comment #5

Guru101 — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:03:48 GMT

A person knows BEFOREHAND that they will end up splitting it with whoever is in the pool with them, so to them it doesn't matter. If they win, great, and if they don't, oh well. If someone asked me if I wanted to put in $1 towards a pool of tickets, I probably will. I'm not going to say, Well if we have the winning ticket, that means I have to split it with you people, so I'm not going to . $287,000 is still better NOTHING. I'm sure you wouldn't complain if you won $287,000. I also bet you woul... [ More ]

Comment #4

Guest — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:23:16 GMT

Its not that I'm not happy for the 16 winners,I am.But $287,000 is a long way from 4 1/2 million dollars,which is what one person would have received had he been the only winner.I know I would prefer winning 4 1/2 million dollars instead of $287,000.But thats just me...I'm greedy.

Comment #3

Coin Toss — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:14:04 GMT

Here's one thing about playing in a pool and dividing the jackpot up that many ways; all family, friends, and neighbors are going to know is you won the lottery, not how many ways it was split.

(I didn't include co-workers because in this case all the winners were co-workers- but it's probsably a good bet that the ones who go through their winings first will be putting the bite on those who don't blow it all)

But all in all, good for them

Comment #2

justxploring — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:55:08 GMT

Divided 16 ways, it comes to roughly $287,000 apiece. It's a nice chunk of change, but certainly not enough to retire on.

I wouldn't complain. Doesn't sound as if these happy winners are too upset about sharing either.

Congratulations to them.

Santonur Rashed has something equally important in mind. The native of Bangladesh has been sending money home to his wife. Now he plans to bring her over.

I bet he's singing God Bless America tonight. This brings tears to my eye... [ More ]

Comment #1

Guest — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:06:08 GMT

Thats the trouble with pools...you have to share the jackpot.

Restaurant workers split $4 million lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:48:01 GMT

Anyone who's ever worked in a restaurant knows it can be a lot of things demanding, difficult and filled with long hours for very little return.

But for 16 people who toil at a new Yorkville restaurant called ONE , there was something special on the menu that turned out to be the special of the day a $4.6 million dollar win in Lotto 6/49.

The workers were telephoned one-by-one with the good news on Thursday and at first many refused to believe it. But it almost didn't happen. The gro... [ More ]