Man quits lottery pool, then wins with Quick Pick

Comment #41

LottoPools — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:37:08 GMT

Lotto pools aren't a bad deal. You just have to be careful to put the rules in writing. I'm running two pools right now. and they each had buy-in deadlines and payment was required in ADVANCE of buying any tickets. There is no I'll pay you when I get back from vacation or Can you cover me until I have the money.

My rules clearly state that we share only on the numbers provided to the pool, which must be done before the drawing. In the first organized pool I started, they laughed at me when t... [ More ]

Comment #40

KY Floyd — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:46:17 GMT

You can lead a horse's ass to water, but you can't make it think.

Comment #39

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Comment #38

KY Floyd — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:56:35 GMT

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 usi... [ More ]

Comment #37

Trained2beRich — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:38:36 GMT

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.

Comment #36

guesser — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:21:31 GMT

'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.

Comment #35

guesser — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:16:19 GMT

The question is, if THEY won, would they share with you ? Highly doubtful.

Comment #34

guesser — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:14:41 GMT

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.

Comment #33

mken32 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:06:11 GMT

Comment #32

myturn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:46:03 GMT

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.

Comment #31

showme3 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:58:36 GMT

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... [ More ]

Comment #30

Sandra Dee — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:30:05 GMT

sneaky!!

well, if the burden is all on you in collecting, buying, copying and distributing, they can't all be too interested, eh

Comment #29

Trained2beRich — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:24:18 GMT

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 th... [ More ]

Comment #28

Kidzmom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:08:33 GMT

I onced belonged to a Lottery Pool of 10. I liked being in a pool because you played with everyone's money, not just your own. We had 2 designated people that we wanted to buy and distribute the copies of tickets. Our problem was, the nay sayers! OMG too much negativity brings negative vibes and we really didn't win anything. We chose half and half (QP and self picks). We did this for about a year and I was the first to break camp b/c of all the negativity. Some members couldn't afford to play f... [ More ]

Comment #27

Clairvoyance — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:22:17 GMT

I agree Sandra Dee. There are people that just have bad energy. Can't even count on 2 hands how many times I have warned my husband or other people about someone with bad energy. Guess what? they found out the hard way because I was right every single time! I can sniff a person with bad energy out a mile away.

I do agree that a person in a group with bad energy can jinx the whole group effort. Also there is another side of the coin. Did you ever hear of the term Luck rubs off? Yep a pers... [ More ]

Comment #26

Sandra Dee — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:33:54 GMT

wowowow there!

1) jinx is a common phrase and superstition belief [if you're into that sort of thing, which i am] i believe that having him in that energy circle was not good luck for him

2) i already stated that i have been know for being MESSY - i only did it once with a group whose energy [there goes that superstitious belief again] i didn't care for and i know they are fuzzy with their money and math and didn't want to be in any debates about the proper division of a simple $150 betwee... [ More ]

Comment #25

GHstudent — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:39:11 GMT

the is nothing wrong with lotto pool , it just means extra tickets , hopefully they are not just buying quick picks for all. they should mix it up between quick pick and theirs

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:17:05 GMT

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

Comment #23

randy-red — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:02:12 GMT

I BELONG to a lotto club, there is 15 of us in it. someday we will hit it big

Comment #22

MeFirstYouLast — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:42:22 GMT

I praise your thinking pattern! Copy the numbers, use them, and split the jackpot - only you get half! That type of thinking is what makes America great. I wish I could do that and win. I would love to sit around and listen to the whining. I would never have retired! (I would take a lot of vacations though.

Comment #21

justxploring — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:39:42 GMT

Funny you should mention this! I just sent an email to a friend about last night's jackpot. Some people used self-picks and some bought QPs. I'd be happy with any win, but imagine your 5 numbers finally come up after 10 years and 7 other people win. Sunday nobody won at all and the jackpot was about $214K. I thought Now tonight is the night I wish I hit it!

The only thing I don't like about this news article is that the man sounds mean. I wonder why he keeps mentioning the people in his offi... [ More ]

Comment #20

savagegoose — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:29:07 GMT

i run 3 pools, and i buy my own tickets. i gues the funn wil start if any ever win and everyone starts demanding a share.

worst would be i win on my own tickets, and all the people in all the pools decide they deserve a cut and i get like 12 people all taking legal actions, :(

the reason i got 3 pools is once more than 5 people are in 1 , the split starts to look pretty sad. i really dont care to have 12 people sharing a mill, 5 i can deal with 200k ea.

Comment #19

x1kosmic — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:33:02 GMT

I'm in an office pool, and I play on my own, If anything good were to happen to me, I for one, wouldn't be smarting off to everyone in the pool.

I hope I'm wrong about this but, he almost makes out like, he never won because he was in the pool. And getting out was the catalyst for him winning.

Congrats to the winner though. I wouldn't be in the pool if I didn't want something good to happen.

Comment #18

floridian — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:41 GMT

Great advice!! In Florida you do not have to be in a pool to have the winning numbers split a zillion to one. Example is last nights Fantasy 5 approximate $240,000 jackpot, however. there were eight winners so the jackpot was a little less than $30,000 each, what a bummer.

Comment #17

One2Adore — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:05:21 GMT

That would be funny if you copied their numbers and played them yourself and the numbers came up winners. They'd have to split the winnings with you. Only you'd get HALF and they'd have to split their half between however many people in the pool.

I'd had a small two-person lottery pool happening in my office. We never invited anyone else in. She's the only person I would mind splitting the money with.

Comment #16

GHstudent — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:56:02 GMT

I take whichever group or on my own

Comment #15

DC81 — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT

I have a feeling this guy is going to be jumped. He better quit his job and move.

Comment #14

Think — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:39:53 GMT

If you are going to win, you are going to win. Most people win with 5 or less picks. Pools seem to win with 40 picks or more but it seems like more people win as compared to pools. If there is a 1 in a 100,000,000 chance of winning, 40 picks wont do much cause there are still 99,999,960 numbers that you did not cover

Comment #13

mken32 — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:54:24 GMT

Comment #12

FiLUK — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:34:14 GMT

I don't trust lottery pool managers, they could leave the country with the winnings.

Or if I was a lottery pool manger and we won I don't think I could share the 2 or 3 million in my bank account and watch drop to 200,000 and go back to work, i'd want it all to myself and not work again.

Comment #11

BaristaExpress — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:53:48 GMT

I have never played in a work pool and I never will! I'm to greedy, I want it all (for myself) and I want it now..... lol

I guess that's the attitude I have always had (all my life).

Comment #10

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:28:56 GMT

I agree. I don't think lottery pools are a bad thing, but I've never wanted to join one. I like playing alone and if I win I want to win alone

Comment #9

GamerMom — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:01:18 GMT

what an awesome story!!! I hope one day when I win I have a story like that. My birthday IS on a FL lottery draw day this year....

Comment #8

Sandra Dee — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:55:43 GMT

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

Comment #7

tntea — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:52:19 GMT

Sweet

Comment #6

MeFirstYouLast — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:52:18 GMT

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.

Comment #5

Clairvoyance — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:34:10 GMT

Congrats to Mark. Maybe the office pool was jinxing him. He won on his own luck

Comment #4

trulyblessed — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:58:22 GMT

I agree with Todd but I'm not a real powerball player just here and there. When the jackpot gets high we do an office pool. I only participate because I'm scared if I don't and they win I will be the only one stuck still working. I always buy one ticket for myself when I do participate though.

Comment #3

MaddMike51 — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:45:39 GMT

I agree 100%.I don't want to share a jackpot with anyone else,either.

Comment #2

Elizabeth03 — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:36:25 GMT

I'd rather play on my own as well, I do not want to share a good jackpot with any other players. I have waited too long to win a good prize. Plus it would help with my survival, so that I may have a better life. And not worry about bills, etc,..

regards

Comment #1

Todd — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:44:14 GMT

I've always said you have just as good a chance of winning on your own as you do in a pool -- the difference being that when you play on your own you get to keep the whole thing.

My advice is to not go out of your way to start a pool. If there's an office pool kicking around then sure, it makes perfect sense to chip in. But don't make it your primary way to play.

Man quits lottery pool, then wins with Quick Pick

Lottery Post — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:57:14 GMT

Mark Weir won a 2.7 million (US $5.3 million) Lotto jackpot, and then told the members of his former lottery pool, You won't get a penny .

Father-of-two Mark, 45, hit the jackpot with a 1 Quick Pick ticket he bought in last Wednesday's UK National Lottery draw after failing to win anything for years in his office lottery pool.

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