Postal workers sue for share of Mega Millions lottery prize

Comment #10

Bryan — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:55:45 GMT

I use run a lottery pool for years where I work. We had a rule, and everyone in the pool knew it. As a matter of fact, those that wasn't interested in playing knew it as well in case I needed an unbiased witness. And the rule was, I bought the tickets for the group in the city in which we all worked. (most of us that worked there were commuters from small towns). Any ticket that I purchased in the city was fair game to all, but any tickets that were purchased in my small home town were my ticket... [ More ]

Comment #9

RJOh — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:16:36 GMT

I think some people would file a suit even if they knew they didn't deserve any of your money hoping you would make them an offer to just get rid of the aggravation. The bad thing if you do that then you give them grounds to convict a court that they really deserve an equal share and you could end up paying them even more. It like pleading no contest to a crime you didn't commit because it's cheaper than the expense of defending yourself , you still have to pay the fine. RJOh

Comment #8

tg636 — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:12:42 GMT

Unless I had complete proof that the winning numbers were not part of the pool, I would offer $4000 to any of them who signed a piece of paper agreeing to drop the suit. They will still feel ripped off, but they'll probably take it. Let's face it, each of them would have only got $8750 anyway and lawyers will eat through $175,000 quickly.

Comment #7

LottoPools — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:37:27 GMT

I've been playing in lottery pools for years. Because of the number of lawsuits resulting from situations like this one, I added a paragraph to whatever we use to distribute the numbers to everyone in the pool. It states ...will share funds won only on these sets of numbers. No one in the pool will have a claim on another's winnings from tickets purchased individually or as part of another pool. This way, if you forgot to buy your ticket for the drawing when our pool wins, you're not on th... [ More ]

Comment #6

hambone — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:52:12 GMT

Just goes to show what people will do. I do not believe the buyer. He should have put the tickets bought for the club in a separate envelope and also provided copies of the tickets if that was a past practice. Someting stinks. Only trust the one you can trust, YOURSELF.

Comment #5

Tx_Mega_Player — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:03:33 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Jake649 on July 10, 2004The rule I use is to never buy tickets for yourself when you are the organizer of a lottery pool. Even if you photocopy tickets you are still suspected.The rule I use to make sure that I provide the photocopies in advance (and only get quick picks) and when getting my own numbers I pick them myself.

Comment #4

Mana — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:32:12 GMT

Should have had someone tag along with him as a witness....... then again, that's why I'm not in any pool that goes on. Mana flies solo

Comment #3

Lotteryfool — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:19:35 GMT

There will always be so loser that claims they were cheated. There will be someone that didn't pay to play in the pool that week and then sue claiming that they always play and that someone else should have put in the money for them.My rules is if you don't pay, you don't play. If your name isn't on my list, you missed out for the week. I photocopy all the tickets and everyone gets a copy... you can also give the serial numbers off the ticket to them as well to show them that all tickets were... [ More ]

Comment #2

Jake649 — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:22:13 GMT

The rule I use is to never buy tickets for yourself when you are the organizer of a lottery pool. Even if you photocopy tickets you are still suspected.The benefits of pools offset the portential problems if you run them correctly.Good luck,Jake

Comment #1

dphillips — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:35:36 GMT

This is why I don't like lottery pools! I'm strictly solo -- no friends, no family, and no enemies!dphilliips (Blue

Postal workers sue for share of Mega Millions lottery prize

Lottery Post — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:34:59 GMT

Post office colleagues of a man who won $175,000 in the Mega Millions lottery drawing say they were cheated out of a share of the prize.For nearly four years, 20 co-workers in suburban Olmsted Falls, Ohio chipped in $5 a week to buy lottery tickets. The group says they hit on five of six numbers drawn June 25.However, Stephen Kyle of Amherst said he had bought the winning ticket on his own. The $100 he spent on tickets for the lottery club, Kyle said, yielded a single $2 winner. I told them the