Group of 17 gets $9.7 million Indiana Lottery jackpot

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mnjones70 — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:26:15 GMT

I am in favor of group play. Actually I coordinate our office pool (currently 24 persons). As a coordinator you have to be strong and stick to a stern set ofrules. Any deviation from a defined set of rules will invite trouble if the group winsany significant amount of money. Below is a simply set of instructions that we adhere to. Feel free to share this with others as it will eliminate any possiblelegal action by those in a working environment who choose not to play.MEGA MILLIONSAs a group... [ More ]

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Jake649 — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:59:46 GMT

I favor group play. Most of my lottery purchases are as part of a group. Yes, it reduces the size of the prize. But I usually only play when the jackpot is large so dividing up a large jackpot is more than offset by the much large set of tickets that are played as a group.Good luck,Jake

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winningdraw — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:16:55 GMT

Does anyone have an opinion about group lotto playing like this? I've heard some good and bad things about group play. For example, an office a friend worked at had a lotto pool. $1 US to play, and they would buy a block of tickets, all quick picks. There was no matching person to ticket, so no one person could claim a huge prize by stating that their dollar bought the ticket. So it was split equally when a small jackpot was won. But not everyone was happy with that. I tend to like the id... [ More ]

Group of 17 gets $9.7 million Indiana Lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:33:55 GMT

A group of 17 people from Lake County, Indiana claimed a $9.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot on Tuesday.They took the $5.2 million immediate cash option for the Jan. 31 jackpot. After taxes, each winner will receive about $219,000.The county's previous lottery champ was Crown Point resident Landry McKee, who won $5 million in 1991.After learning they won earlier this month, the group incorporated itself as Kenyon LLC and on Tuesday sent its attorney, Brian Popp, to Indianapolis to claim the pr... [ More ]