Pennsylvania brothers still battling over $1M lottery ticket

Comment #17

jamella724 — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 08:46:59 GMT

I wonder if it is really hard to share winnings with siblings? If he is my brother I will definitely share my winning even though we don't have verbal agreement. Family is more important than money.

Comment #16

TNPATL — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:58:14 GMT

Ahhhhh good ole greed. It's all good until there is an actual win. Then suddenly amnesia sets in, and you forget there was a verbal agreement to split the money.

I've always said when I win I'm sharing with Mom, Sister and my niece. I'm sticking to that agreement. Cousins well they may not be so lucky. But my immediate family will be taken care of without question. I know $1 million is not a lot after taxes, but you can split that and improve on your life in small ways. Pay off a debt o... [ More ]

Comment #15

LottoBoner — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 02:00:42 GMT

Dont be greedy. Share the pie.

Comment #14

TheGameGrl — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:01:03 GMT

Neither marriage nor blood gets the funds. Its really that simple.

Comment #13

Goteki54 — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:07:55 GMT

How sad, two brothers ripped apart over just a millionaire dollars. Blood is suppose to be thicker then money at least I would like to think so.

Comment #12

RedStang — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 05:24:05 GMT

Two easy solutions. Fight it out like most brothers do or have a drinking contest. Maybe they'll kill each other for being stupid.

Comment #11

Pita Maha — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:01:15 GMT

Great advice: going solo. You just never know, even if you have an agreement with family, how it would go if you won. You think you might know your family well but when big money comes a callin', you might find yourself getting a shock, facing a complete stranger.

If I look at my own family, I'd trust my dad completely, not my mother. My brother: hmmm, maybe, but certainly not his wife. My two sisters - no way!

My husband's family: two of his brothers, yes. One of his brothers, not on your... [ More ]

Comment #10

EdG1955 — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:46:21 GMT

Money does change people. When my dad died, he had about $75,000 in his estate. My sister decided that since I lived in a different state and my brother and her used to fight when they were kids, she was entitled to everything. She is no longer in my life and will not be in my lottery win share the wealth plan for family members.

Comment #9

dpoly1 — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:47:19 GMT

Brotherly Shove

Comment #8

noise-gate — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:36:41 GMT

What is wrong here is that when you get down to it: money changes people or reveals who they truly are. This was seen earlier this year Maringoman when a Mother took her lowlife Son to court when he had claimed the jackpot for himself and cut her out when she was the one that bought the ticket. Money should never split a family apart in fact it should be Helping family members. I hope to God that should l ever win- this devilish behavior does not confiscate my life consume me.

Comment #7

maringoman — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:16:10 GMT

If I was drinking with my brother, and you never drink with people you hate, I would gladly give him half of that money. Idk wth is wrong with some people

Comment #6

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:59:55 GMT

Sad but true.

Comment #5

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:58:45 GMT

Yep the longer it takes to go too court the more money the sharks I mean lawyers get

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:55:21 GMT

So much for brotherly love....

Comment #3

maringoman — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:44:33 GMT

They will bitterly remember this one day when the little money they end up with after uncle sam and the lawyers are paid is gone and the rift between them is too wide to be closed.

Comment #2

noise-gate — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:22:30 GMT

Precisely.

This is another reason why l go solo when playing the lottery. It would become my responsibility to divide the pie should l win.These lawyers are salivating at the prospect of claiming the lions share of tbis jackpot when the smoke clears. Both brothers are getting screwed.

Comment #1

maringoman — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:05:12 GMT

These two guys should realize that the lawyers are only too eager to let this fight escalate.

Pennsylvania brothers still battling over $1M lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:51:45 GMT

A $1 million winning lottery ticket still has two Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, brothers fighting each other in court.

Ira Sharp is suing his half-brother, Charles Thomas Meehan, over what he claims is his half of the Hot Million scratch-off ticket purchased at Johnny Joe's bar and restaurant in Hampden Township in May.

(See Winning lottery ticket pits Pa. brothers against each other, Lottery Post, June 26, 2013.)

Sharp claims his brother not only owes him half of the $1 million from the... [ More ]