Sisters' lottery jackpot trial begins today

Comment #35

tiggs95 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:38:13 GMT

The PO???......

Comment #34

ca-dreamin* — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:25:03 GMT

We don't have to worry about going to hell because we're ALREADY there hehe

Comment #33

tiggs95 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:52:31 GMT

hehehehe...

Comment #32

rdgrnr — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:20:16 GMT

Would somebody please let Rosie know she's going to Hell?

I don't think she's aware of that.

Thank you.

Comment #31

rundown99 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:01:21 GMT

That's why it is important to remain anonymous and play in a state where you can remain anonymous if you win.

Comment #30

ca-dreamin* — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:55:07 GMT

Or like when I used to go to concerts and there would be people picketing carrying crosses and bibles cause they thought we worshipped the devil! LOL yeah OK.....I don't think so.

I wonder if a verdict has been reached yet

Comment #29

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:18:21 GMT

I doubt that anyone is going to hell for making the lottery what it is. Also, what do you mean by that

Comment #28

tiggs95 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:16:49 GMT

Your all over this website down grading gambling and giving warnings about gambling..Are you a preacher??..We do need preachers like the ones who have bingo every Sunday after church..

Comment #27

AreYouSerious — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:11:17 GMT

Just a good example of how the lottery can ruin your life and your families life for both big winners and non-winners, this happens daily and is very sad.

If there is truely a hell, whoever is at fault for making the lottery what it is now im sure the devil is waiting right for them when they pass.

Good luck and play safe everyone

Comment #26

larry3100 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:08:07 GMT

If those two sisters had signed the back of that winning ticket, they wouldn't be where they are right now.

Comment #25

rdgrnr — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT

Yeah, retire at full pay after spending a year slaving over a yes or no button.

Nice work if you can get it.

Comment #24

tiggs95 — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:04:08 GMT

ridge did you know congress don't have to pay taxes and if they only work one year they get paid the rest of thier life what they made the first year they worked in congress..Sweet..

Comment #23

tiggs95 — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:01:45 GMT

DetroitJazzMan..cool..tiggs was born just outside of Detroit a town called Highland Park..That's where he learned to rob and beat people..

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:41:03 GMT

I'm a little peeved at the Social Security Administration. When they started it they promised the money would be kept separate and never touched for anything other than benefits paid to retirees. It's now empty, broke and bankrupt, full of nothing but worthless IOU's from a broke and bankrupt government. They lied and stole all the money.

I'm a little mad about that. Does that end my agreement?

But I'm sure they're not lying about anything in the new healthcare bill.

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Comment #21

corius$1918! — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:33:46 GMT

I read about this story a few years ago. and this week it was on the National News. At this stage this should be the sunshine of their life, instead they're wasting valuable years. I would have settled like another reader said in an earlier post. The two lawyers are the happiest people in this case!

I've said it before, a lawyer will probably get half of any winnings I have trying to help keep my name and personal information out of the news! lol.

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Comment #20

KY Floyd — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:59:50 GMT

There's a really simple solution that will prevent you from ever finding yourself in this sort of position: don't agree to a bad contract. If a contract is bad enough it will be held to be invalid if it's challenged, but the government has no business protecting adults from every chance to make a poor decision that comes along. Considering that the sisters obviously had a substantial falling out it was obviously stupid of them to mutually agree to what was apparently a lifetime contract. That do... [ More ]

Comment #19

LckyLary — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:18:01 GMT

They deserve not to have to give so much of it to THE GOVERNMENT first. How does THAT sound

Comment #18

sully16 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:10:10 GMT

and of course the lawyer will want his 33%.

Comment #17

dopey7719 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:15:22 GMT

This is just sad, sad, sad!!! To be lucky to live this long....all of them...and still acting like children. Terrible

Comment #16

DetroitJazzMan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:48:47 GMT

Its interesting the threads to this post, from what I read here, a case can be made for you to hound me forever, even if you abandon the tenets of the contract. Get enough people to promise you a piece of the action, and, just sit back and wait on them to spend their money and hit!!. What a country

Comment #15

charmed7 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:42:05 GMT

U can pick yur friends, but u can't pick those WONDERFUL family members

Comment #14

ScubaGolfJim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:44:22 GMT

So I'm mad at my wireless company's false 3G coverage claims, so my contract's automatically voided if I'm mad at them, right? Without telling the, rigt? Yes, I know wireless company contracts have clauses, just making a point here.

Comment #13

KY Floyd — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:44:43 GMT

The very first sentence in the article clearly says that they played together for years and the court ruled that the consideration that was exchanged was the mutual promise to equally share any prizes. The article also clearly says that the sister who is suing previously shared a $175,000 prize with the sister who bought the PB ticket. The original challenge to the contract was that Connecticut had a law making gambling contracts illegal, but the court ruled that the contract is valid because it... [ More ]

Comment #12

ca-dreamin* — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:09:50 GMT

Alone and DENY, DENY, DENY!!!!!

Since the sisters had a written contract how would you legally break it? Could one have notified the other or would both parties have to agree?

I agree with others....play alone and keep silent about it. Nothing like winning a large sum of money only to have someone come forward and claim it's theirs too.

Comment #11

lottocalgal — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:09:56 GMT

NO one knows and all of my donations, including those to my family will be anonymous. No one can claim that I agreed to any split because no one knows i even play

Comment #10

RJOh — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:29:20 GMT

Playing the lottery in a state where you can remain anonymous is like picking your family, you're stuck with circumstances where you are but you can still choose to play alone.

Comment #9

rundown99 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:36:10 GMT

The solution is to buy lottery tickets alone. Also, play the lottery alone in a state where you can remain anonymous. The key words are: #1. alone and #2. anonymous.

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:06:27 GMT

Crazy. That is one of the reasons I choose to gamble alone, because of nonsense like this. I use my own money to play and I never tell others that I will split the jackpot with them if I win.

Comment #7

RJOh — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:05:32 GMT

As I understand contract laws from watching TV court shows, in order to have a contract both parties must contribute to and expect something from the other. Sounds like the one sister had a contract that said what ever her sister won was half hers without actively gambling and splitting her winnings with her sister or contributing any monies to the cost of the tickets, what kind of contract is that

Comment #6

dr65 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:56:37 GMT

This is asinine. 84 87? They want it for their children? Grandchildren? Well how many are there....$500,000 after taxes, split 2 ways doesn't

go that far...WHERE'S *brother winner*? Is he off the hook or did he just fade back into the shadows hoping they'll forget him?

They need to get over it. Let her keep it, for crying out loud it's not 100 million dollars. They are probably doing a worse number on whatever

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Comment #5

dpoly1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:35:44 GMT

I always play for myself and I never ever promise anyone any money if I would win the lottery.

I would be kind to others, but would never honor ANY request for money!

A win would be for my family that has done without since I lost my job in 2001 and became disabled in 2008.

Comment #4

plus40 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:12:08 GMT

Wow! Since 2005, I wonder how much will be left after the lawyers have been working on this for 5 years.

Comment #3

maringoman — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:12:02 GMT

Thats why I am so afraid of getting into any sort of lottery agreements.

Money waters peoples' passions like crazy. If I'm to enter any such agreement then there has to be a written agreement or a witness.

Comment #2

grave — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:41:20 GMT

Money is powerful....

Comment #1

gocart1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:02:32 GMT

Aint familys fun

Sisters' lottery jackpot trial begins today

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:36:53 GMT

The lottery numbers that sisters Theresa Sokaitis and Rose Bakaysa had played together for years finally paid off in 2005, yielding a $500,000 Powerball jackpot.

But for whom?

Sokaitis, 84, of Middletown, Connecticut, claims she never saw a dime of that money and sued her older sister. This morning, their dispute over the jackpot will go to trial before a judge at Superior Court in New Britain.

I love my sister and I feel bad this is all getting dragged into court, but I have children