NJ man's broken hip turns into lottery riches

Comment #17

larry3100 — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 23:59:46 GMT

My calculation is right. Let's say there is a $100 million lottery on the board for someone to win. You and eight persons are in on that pool, now we have a total of nine in on that pool with that one ticket. Now someone else purchased a ticket with those same numbers on a ticket. You now have a total of 10 persons who are in on that jackpot. You find out later, your pool and that other person outside your pool are the only winners, how much would each of you get, if all the jackpot money is sha... [ More ]

Comment #16

KY Floyd — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:41:58 GMT

You know that when a pool wins they get a share based on having a winning ticket, not the number of people in the pool, right?

Maybe you should get out your calculator and do the math again.

Comment #15

larry3100 — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 03:51:48 GMT

Ok, Earl Livingston gets only $7,092 in that hospital lottery pool. Now, let's say that Earl and that 141 hospital workers and of course that guy from South Carolina, a total of 143 persons had won that huge Mega Millions jackpot of $1.537 billion. How much money would each would have won? I got my calculator out and it came out to $10,748,252. It would have been great but that didn't happen, only one lucky guy from South Carolina had won

Comment #14

noise-gate — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:38:28 GMT

You missing the whole point Q,by calling it pathetic. How so you ask? Well for one, Earl is not a regular in this gigantic pool, he could be classified as a passing through member. 2nd: l would guess that he put * perhaps $5.00 at the most in the pot. The returns on his investment, was outstanding.Can you see Earl saying l won too little, split it with the other members of the pool! I cant...

Comment #13

Cassie8620 — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:48:54 GMT

I'm happy still for earl and god bless him rest of his years, god bless him.

i agree zeph.

g-night players...

Comment #12

TheMeatman2005 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:13:19 GMT

$7,042

It was him plus 141 others

Comment #11

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:44:43 GMT

Covers the cost for his hip replacement.

Comment #10

MillionsWanted — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:00:16 GMT

Good for him. He needs the money for his medical bill.

Comment #9

Quanchill — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 10:22:09 GMT

off with your tongue to the swamp now come. its better than none is the poor cry of these days. ha, with that stank thought yu get no lay. sure that 7k tuned into maybe 3-D K is good but the man human could have won atleast in arms 400k or maybe hell even 40k's if it was with 10. but no.. not us today... we wantn our big pool an swim with 141 moronic algae. click..pick..quick win. now think...split the sin.

Comment #8

zephbe — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:26:05 GMT

They won more than I did. Congratulations to them. Half a loaf (or 1/142 of a loaf) is better than none.

Comment #7

Quanchill — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 03:24:17 GMT

$7,000 and less after taxes from a $1milloiins win? Notworth it at all. don't bother being in a pool of that size. 141 people... pathetic! the sky will cast luck gaze but too many its not for. platter of plate balances checkbooks of supposed to be big wins not chump changes to the lions mane.

Comment #6

noise-gate — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:51:19 GMT

l came into this hospital with 3 MM and 6 PB tickets, there is now only one in my pocket.

Comment #5

Need200K — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:36:30 GMT

141 people lottery pool

Comment #4

Stack47 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:56:18 GMT

Bet lots of injured and ill people riding in ambulances asked the rescue squad stop and get them a lottery ticket on the way to the hospital. I know I would.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:43:57 GMT

87 year old Earl. The adage is true: Once a player, always a player

Comment #2

Raven62 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:33:50 GMT

Great News Story! Play On Hospital Staff

Comment #1

CDanaT — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:30:40 GMT

$7,092 minus applicable taxes, broken hip and a hip replacement??..... I am kinda leaning towards asking someone to stop by the store to grab a ticket for me ..... Better luck next time Earl.

NJ man's broken hip turns into lottery riches

Lottery Post — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:55:26 GMT

A New Jersey man literally got a lucky break when he joined a $1 million-winning lottery pool at a local hospital after breaking his hip while walking to buy a ticket.

Earl Livingston, 87, of Blackwood, New Jersey, was walking to the store Tuesday to pick up a lottery ticket when he fell and broke his hip. He was taken to Jefferson Stratford Hospital, where he shared his story with staff members.

He told them he was on his way to buy a lottery ticket and he was disappointed that he didn... [ More ]