Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery pool

Comment #27

TheOtherOne — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:15:34 GMT

I buy the tix for my office pool. Same 4 of us have contributed $6 each for powerball since 2009.

After buying them I take a pic of the tix with my iphone and mail it to them, Bcc'ing my personal email. I also sign the back and put their initials for them to sign if and when we win.

That way I have current and historical records of what was purchased for the group.

I also by some of my own that I DO NOT take pics of or send to them ---those are mine. I've thought Of what could... [ More ]

Comment #26

jamella724 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:03:07 GMT

These people are really funny...but they are just telling the truth with What if ...

Lottery lawyers will surely come and knock on your door to offer their services... Haha...beware of this.

Comment #25

rdc137 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:32:12 GMT

Smart woman you are.

Comment #24

PrisonerSix — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:29:35 GMT

I run a pool at my office. There are 13 of us in it total and we each put $4 on payday(every other Friday) in. We buy a mix of Powerball, Lotto, and MegaMillions tickets. My members all pay timely except for one because she got promoted to a job where she travels a lot, so I cover her and she pays me back when she returns to the office. She and I started the pool when we were office mates, then others asked to join and it's up to 13. A few of the members have since retired, but they pay me for s... [ More ]

Comment #23

KY Floyd — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:11:22 GMT

Ever hear the name Merlande Wilson? She's the McDonald's worker who didn't even win and is being sued by her coworkers. You've just done almost exactly what she said did, IIRC. She admitted to being part of the pool, but said the winning ticket was one she bought on her own. At the time her coworkers claimed that when the jackpot was increased they decided to buy more tickets and gave her the money to do it, so they believed the winning ticket she claimed to have belonged to the pool.

Giving... [ More ]

Comment #22

Guru101 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:28:50 GMT

I don't think they would really have a case because the tickets were purchased on separate days, they were given copies of the pool ticket, and a $10 ticket would bring up the topic of contribution given the fact that there was 3 people.

Comment #21

rock_nc — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:24:10 GMT

yea, where is the ole coot at! where you at ridge runner

Comment #20

Cletu$2 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:15:09 GMT

It doesn't matter what anyone here thinks.You are just setting yourself up for a lawsuit.It happens almost everytime that someone joins a pool that doesn't have a contrct spelling out the rules of the pool.H3ll,it happens even if you DO have a contract.Pools are no good,period!This just my opinion,others will tell you otherwise.I suspect they just like to read about the lawsuit,though.

Comment #19

CARBOB — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:12:11 GMT

I'm not an attorney, but I think you are covered, because of the time stamp on the tickets. Don't show them your ticket or a copy of your ticket. They don't know what numbers you played.

Comment #18

Guru101 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:06:00 GMT

Me and 2 coworkers each put $2 towards a $6 Powerball ticket. I bought the ticket yesterday, went home, made 2 copies for my coworkers, and then this morning, gave them their copy of the ticket. On my way home today, I stopped and bought my own $10 ticket. Now lets say that the $10 ticket wins the jackpot, does anyone think they have any reason to suspect foul play on my part after they found out I won? Does anyone think they could concoct some sort of story and form a lawsuit? We have never had... [ More ]

Comment #17

CARBOB — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:23:12 GMT

I was in a pool with 9 others at a local pub. We never had a problem, of any kind. We played $50 a draw, mostly lotto, sometimes Mega Money when it was high. We had one 5/6, paid $6000 +. We had one person with everyone's info go to local lottery office. The pool disbanded when Hurricane Charlie blew the bar away.

Comment #16

Cletu$2 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:14:21 GMT

He probably got a bottle of corn and got hisself pickled

Comment #15

KY Floyd — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:55:54 GMT

There you go. Another downside to winning the lottery that most people probably never thought about. You don't win enough to retire, so you keep your job. Your employer is afraid you'll quit in a few months or a year, so they take the first chance they get to give your job to somebody else.

Of course it's possible that the company really downsized and had other good reasons to eliminate that office, but I'd guess that worries that they could lose a substantial portion of the staff was a big f... [ More ]

Comment #14

grengrad — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:28:44 GMT

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... [ More ]

Comment #13

jeffrey — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:54:17 GMT

dear budda, i would like to be able to walk, talk and use my hands. i would like to have my ms cured. oh yeah, budda, make me the jackpot winner of the huge 500 million powerball. thank you budda, your friend jeff.

Comment #12

jeffrey — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:45:16 GMT

i was in a lottery pool at work. i don't watch sports and won the football pool. i also won the christmas card game. i was never asked to play these again. i don't trust those guys for a shop pool. that company closed its doors shortly after i left.

Comment #11

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:43:21 GMT

Just when I thought we would never hear about Mirlande Wilson......

Comment #10

Win$500Quick — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:39:23 GMT

My lottery pool has 1 member. Me

Comment #9

mediabrat — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:27:41 GMT

They thought we were going to leave that day, Bullock said. They came up from Nashville in carloads. We were customer service we held the company together. They wanted us to train them in a couple of days. They were shocked we weren't going to leave. I can imagine it was mind-boggling.

The company has since closed the Bardstown office, but the Nukote 22 still play the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries every week, Bullock said. They even gather for monthly dinners.

Ouch. That's loyalty... [ More ]

Comment #8

megan81 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:22:21 GMT

I'm in a pool with my father. He laughed at me when I made him sign a contract, and he never reads the emails I send him with the numbers played, date/time/place the tickets were purchased, and copies of the tickets. He will be thanking me when we win

Comment #7

savagegoose — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:41:26 GMT

our state has an option to buy syndicated tickets. that print out the shares. ie if there where 10 people in the pool there would be 10 tickets, and the price on ea ticket is 1/10th of the full purchase price.

and you guessed it, when claiming and you cash the ticket, you get 1/10th the prizes won by that ticket. as the pool manager you could end up getting stuck with 3 shares that no one wants to cough up the cash for untill after the draw. but if it was a winning set you would have 3x

Comment #6

gocart1 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:38:02 GMT

Comment #5

Cletu$2 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:23:51 GMT

Simpler to just avoid pools altogether.

Comment #4

sully16 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:18:36 GMT

we had a lottery pool at work for about a month, I prefer to go solo.

Comment #3

gocart1 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:03:56 GMT

Never like lottery pools for that reason...

Comment #2

golfer1960 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:48:32 GMT

Hey, where is Ridge? Anybody heard from Ridge? Are you out there Ridge? I miss hearing from you brother

Comment #1

zinniagirl — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:29:05 GMT

Wise advice about the photo copies of ticket numbers before the numbers are drawn for those in groups

Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery pool

Lottery Post — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:15:56 GMT

Linda Sebastian enjoys her job , but she knows exactly what would happen if the members of her office lottery pool hit their numbers and won Wednesday's record $500 million Powerball jackpot.

My group, we'd wipe our whole floor out, she laughed. There'd be nobody left in the office.

Even her boss is a member of the pool. I tease him all the time, she said. I say, 'I'll meet you at the lottery headquarters.'

But if you join an office lottery pool, you may want to consult a lawyer firs... [ More ]