Ex-friends square off in trial over $1M lottery ticket

Comment #16

sirbrad — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:45:50 GMT

I don't think there's anything wrong with buying someone a ticket or giving a person the money, as long as you have no expectations.

That is the problem, most of the time the expectations don't come until the big win

Comment #15

LottoAce — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:09:30 GMT

I was talking about Kendle. even if Cade makes an appeal and Kendle looses it.

Kendle still gets paid. right now it looks like he's going to keep it all.

Comment #14

justxploring — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:46:16 GMT

He said Kendle drove them to a bank, where they planned to put the ticket in a safe deposit box, but the bank was closed due to President Gerald R. Ford's funeral.

Another fine mess the Republicans got us into

Comment #13

justxploring — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:37:27 GMT

SirBrad, I don't think there's anything wrong with buying someone a ticket or giving a person the money, as long as you have no expectations. Personally, I wouldn't give a lottery ticket as a prize because I would have expectations.

People are strange when it comes to money. Last year a friend who has no children or relatives she's kept in touch with said she was thinking about leaving me some money in her will. I was very touched. Not long ago I got a call from her asking me to pay her long... [ More ]

Comment #12

four4me — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:43:35 GMT

LottoAce

Kendle won the case and Cade isn't going to get a dime. If after the appeal Cade were to win a victory then Kendle can file an appeal..... the money could be tied up for years. Here in Maryland a party rarely wins in an appeal unless witnesses come forward.

Kendle will most likely get to keep the money.

Comment #11

LottoAce — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:25:02 GMT

Its a mess.....but I'd still like to be in it.

even if....he looses the apeal, he still would get 250 grand.

rather have half of something, than all of nothing....

just me.

Comment #10

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:57:36 GMT

Well if it does get appealed, I hope he wins that also.

Comment #9

four4me — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:49:44 GMT

According to the news today Brian S. Kendle won his case but the judge has frozen $500,000.00 pending any appeal.

Comment #8

sirbrad — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:28:39 GMT

It doesn't matter if he bought it, or lent or whatever. The point still stands, don't get involved with others at all when it comes to the lottery. Don't even hint that you will split it. Also anyone serious about splitting a win would get it notarized. Word of mouth just ain't going to cut it.

Comment #7

LuckyLilly — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:25:04 GMT

I dunno, where'd Cade get the RNGs? I'm having difficulty following the time line, but it sounds like the ticket was already with Kendle's relative when Cade is accused of breaking in.

Comment #6

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:03:08 GMT

But we don't really know that he gave his friend 20 dollars in the first place.

Cade sued Kendle in January 2007, about three weeks after Kendle redeemed the ticket for $672,500 after taxes.

I think Cade heard about Kendle's good fortune and decided to make up a story that he actually gave him the $20 bucks, so he could get some of the winnings.

Comment #5

sirbrad — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:06:13 GMT

These days true friendship is based on poorness, and further proves what I have said long ago, don't buy anyone a lottery ticket as a gift even, or get involved with anyone else when it comes to playing. The majority of the time lottery tickets are given with the assumption that they are losers, or not big winners. But when someone hits it big, that is a different story. Then the true colors come out.

Cases like these are why I gladly spend more by myself, because the pay off will be far bett... [ More ]

Comment #4

Bagent — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:06:48 GMT

Comment #3

LuckyLilly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:18:39 GMT

wow is right. This is a great reminder. Never buy a ticket for someone else unless it is a gift, no strings attached. Never have someone else buy your ticket. Never share or pool a ticket without a written agreement. No matter how close you are, family or friend, money changes things

Comment #2

chasingadream — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:29:27 GMT

wow

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:31:42 GMT

Yuck. This whole situation is a mess.

Ex-friends square off in trial over $1M lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:42:00 GMT

A western Maryland man testified Monday that he gave his neighbor $20 to buy them a state lottery ticket that ended up a $1 million winner.

But the neighbor claims his former hunting buddy is a desperate, dishonest barfly who concocted the story after learning of his friend's good fortune.

A judge has frozen $500,000 of the winnings until a Washington County Circuit Court jury decides this week whether Brian S. Kendle, a 38-year-old Roto-Rooter operator, bought the Countdown to Millions... [ More ]