Three friends honor long-time pact to split lottery winnings

Comment #31

jamella724 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:53 GMT

It's really nice to know that there are people out there who will value their friendship more than money. Indeed they have true treasure and that is their friends. Congratulations

Comment #30

HaveABall — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:45:33 GMT

Congratulations, gentlemen, on your tidy shared, PB 2nd Prize win

Comment #29

HaveABall — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:42:33 GMT

It will probably be okay for these 3 fellas.

No, DC81, the U.S.A.'s Federal Gifting annual limit was just raised to $14K per recipient. However the current lifetime limit is still $5.12M (total of all recipients in one's lifetime, if married filing-jointly, twice these amounts are allowed in both examples).

[Note. Our Senate may reduce or increase either of these whenever they majority agree.

Comment #28

DC81 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:46:26 GMT

Give it a few months.

The lifetime exemption for gifts is still $1M, right

Comment #27

fwlawrence — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:41:47 GMT

WHAT? They're not suing one another? This story must be fake

Comment #26

savagegoose — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:28:58 GMT

dont get me wrong, i also have a pal who doesnt buy tickets, and 1 who i go halves in a lot of draws with. he deposits money in my bank ea month and i buy the tickets.

ive promised both of them a nice new aston martin if i win any international lotto for many 10's of millions, ie, euro millions or a usa powerball.

the one guy because hes a good pal, and the other because hes a good pal,, and im sure he would also look after me if he won big on his own and not in our pool together,. bu... [ More ]

Comment #25

noise-gate — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:11:11 GMT

Well said. Considering that the one friend is in Alaska and his flying in because his told that his part of the winning. Kinda like a friend offering a Kidney to you cause yours are wasted. They don't make them like that anymore. Long may you run guys.

Comment #24

luckyshoes — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:55:23 GMT

Good story with a good ending ! The right thing to do wins over the easy way out.

Comment #23

helpmewin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:01:04 GMT

Comment #22

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:55:27 GMT

It needs to be in writing

Comment #21

helpmewin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:54:21 GMT

yes you must be careful

Comment #20

helpmewin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:53:13 GMT

Right

Comment #19

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:48:47 GMT

Thrifty on the other hand has Positive Energy Flow, so he only needs one ticket to win it all.

Comment #18

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:47:19 GMT

I dont think I would enter into this agreement with Boney or Jammy.

Comment #17

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:45:34 GMT

Or buy a Senator? Perhaps renting one is easier on the packet book

Comment #16

helpmewin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:45:29 GMT

Comment #15

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:43:49 GMT

How did we ever vote in so many people who have situational ethics only

Comment #14

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:42:24 GMT

I like my LP pool idea where everyone buys the same numbers. You buy a ticket, your IN the pool. lol.

Comment #13

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:40:20 GMT

Funny, it was my first thought that the agreement is only good if everyone keeps buying tickets each draw. Otherwise its just a con game on the part of those who don't buy any tickets.

Comment #12

ashabug725 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:38:33 GMT

Comment #11

Kumo — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:31:03 GMT

We just had a verbal agreement and I felt like that had to be honored.

I wish our politicians in Washington had this much integrity and honor, lol!

Congrats to the three friends.

Comment #10

savagegoose — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:38:54 GMT

i have pals who want to have a similar deal, the only prob is they NEVER buy lottto tickets. and i mean NEVER. I finally broke down opnce and swore , stating if i win they'lll get a post card. even when the jackpot is all time highs here, like $85 mill cash. they cant be bothered buying 1 tickets.

Comment #9

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:41:29 GMT

Amen

Comment #8

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:39:43 GMT

Awesome story here's to true friendship

Comment #7

joshuacloak — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:24:51 GMT

got to respect a man who keeps hes word/helps hes friends

lucky with max tax rate not kicking in to atfer 400k mark

they can just pay a much lower rate on majority of it. thx to the split 3way

Comment #6

sully16 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:50:16 GMT

Yep,

Comment #5

Factorem — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:49:51 GMT

You are right!

And I will add, that Wilson is also a man of conscience too.

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:46:56 GMT

It is with me.

But increasingly nowadays it's like they say about life in Washington DC: If you want a loyal friend, get a dog.

Comment #3

Ronnie316 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:38:16 GMT

A deals, a deal. Right

Comment #2

rdgrnr — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:35:56 GMT

A man of honor who keeps his word.

They're not making too many of those anymore.

God Bless him.

Comment #1

sully16 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:31:17 GMT

Cool story, that is a true friendship, congrats to the lucky winners, may they enjoy

Three friends honor long-time pact to split lottery winnings

Lottery Post — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:02:10 GMT

All for one, and $1 million for all.

Three long-time chums who made a pact to split the pot if one of them ever won the lottery got their payday last week, Georgia Lottery officials announced on Thursday.

And to top it all, the threesome's windfall was foretold by an after-dinner treat.

James Scoles, 56, was cracking a fortune cookie in his town of North Pole, Alaska, on March 15, the same day his buddy Kenneth Wilson bought a lottery ticket at a grocery in Twiggs County, Ga.

His for... [ More ]