Lottery pool goes to court after man with losing ticket demands share of $63.3 million prize

Comment #10

Mata Garbo — Tue, 10 May 2022 07:58:44 GMT

Looks like the only thing the couple did wrong was having 2 similar names for 2 different groups. If you are using the name Syndicate for one group, you should come up with a different name for the second group. That would hopefully deter con men like Mr. Ing from showing up demanding $261,986,....... claiming to be confused.

Comment #9

noise-gate — Tue, 10 May 2022 03:02:26 GMT

Nice try Ing.

Comment #8

Bleudog101 — Mon, 09 May 2022 23:15:08 GMT

What I've seen and even looked up CA lottery this morning since a LP bought me some tickets there read the rules. Though just two of us, hers and my tickets, my emphasis is on a group of folks claiming the winnings. Seems like wording is the key issue, no state I've played in that cuts separate checks uses the word lottery pool. Group is what is usually used and there is an IRS form for it

Comment #7

KY Floyd — Mon, 09 May 2022 22:01:11 GMT

They had (or tried to have) a precise member list where everyone contributed a precise amount for a one-time group play.

If all the players on the retailer's list have paperwork confirming they were in syndicate #2 and the other guy doesn't things should be pretty clear. If the players don't have their own paperwork and the only paperwork is two lists that the retailer has they've done poor job regardless of how good their lists are. For the former I'd think the retailers would have brought... [ More ]

Comment #6

MrLotto$ — Mon, 09 May 2022 20:59:43 GMT

No money no honey get out! Says ing's wife.. lol

Comment #5

Stack47 — Mon, 09 May 2022 20:14:41 GMT

Some might remember the 250 member Facebook group

Keeping the records for that size of a group is a full time job. And I'll bet they have the record of which drawing Ing was in.

Lotterywest had paid out winnings to the lottery group on March 11 but did not pay Ing the $261,986 share he demanded,

Wondering how Ing plans on proving he was part of the group after the Lottery paid off the winners

Comment #4

Tony Numbers — Mon, 09 May 2022 19:08:00 GMT

Aborigines! Stick that in yer. Dirigereedoo

Comment #3

Long Odds — Mon, 09 May 2022 18:32:02 GMT

A lawsuit over a pool of players paying the lottery- that's a shocker. (I'm surprised that owners of a retailer selling lottery tickets can form a pool- legal in Australia apparently. I don't think it's permitted in NY or other states?).

Comment #2

cottoneyedjoe — Mon, 09 May 2022 17:37:03 GMT

Seems like the Parkeses did some things right running their pool. They had (or tried to have) a precise member list where everyone contributed a precise amount for a one-time group play. I'd assume that being business owners the Parkeses keep better records than most. It's confusing why Lotterywest is saying they will pay Mark Ing if he is not on the roster of #2 Syndicate. This case seems more clear-cut than the Tsotsos drama.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Mon, 09 May 2022 15:51:26 GMT

I thought the good old USA was the litigious capital of the World.

Hope the Judge tosses this, but will re-read the story AGAIN after the dog and I go for a ride/walk to clear my head/thought process

Lottery pool goes to court after man with losing ticket demands share of $63.3 million prize

Lottery Post — Mon, 09 May 2022 15:37:32 GMT

Lottery player insists he has a winning ticket

By Kate Northrop

What started as a feel-good story for a lottery pool is turning sour after a man with a losing ticket claims the group owes him more than $260,000 (US$182,013) from a $63.3 million (US$44.3 million) Australian Powerball prize.

Some might remember the 250 member Facebook group named Goldfields, let's pay our mortgages that won a share of the $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball jackpot in the Australian Lottery in F... [ More ]