Evidence mounts against defendant in Mega Millions lawsuit

Comment #16

CASH Only — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:02:22 GMT

I like the Top x Poster graphics...

Comment #15

fja — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:55:19 GMT

unless he comes up with the other 50 tickets from the day prior then I guess those guys have a case.... The guy probably cheated them out of $50 and then bought his own ticket the next day....

Comment #14

CASH Only — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:45:17 GMT

Mr Port:If you win, it'll be in the group of CASH tickets.

Comment #13

Michael E. Port — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 01:37:40 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on August 12, 2004Mr Port:You will NEVER hit the jackpot on annuity tickets.Why will in NEVER hit the jackpot with annuity tickets? I was looking for a large yearly income. There have been lots of people who win who picked the annuity rather than cash option. Michael

Comment #12

Todd — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:50:05 GMT

Nancy,That's great advice! Also, great job on your lottery pool - it's rare to hear one doing so well. Does you pool pick its own numbers, or do you get Quick Picks

Comment #11

Nancy — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:45:05 GMT

I am in a lottery pool at work. We buy 10 of the $10.00 scratch off tickets at the same store every Friday. The people at the store know we are in a pool. When I want to buy tickets just for me, I use another store. So, if I happen to win.. they know it is not the pool's money. So far with the pool in buying the 10.00 ticktets we are netting about $ 50.00 to the good now. We are hoping to hit the big one.

Comment #10

CASH Only — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:35:52 GMT

Mr Port:You will NEVER hit the jackpot on annuity tickets.

Comment #9

RJOh — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 03:29:11 GMT

Lottery pools work fine until they win over $600. Over $600 and someone got to pay some extra taxes at the end of the year and members don't want to give up 30% to the guy cashing the ticket unless it's big money. If it's big enough each member can pay their own taxes after filling out the right forms to get a personal W-G form at the end of the year. People who give someone $100 to buy tickets and don't see proof of purchase before the drawing is just asking for trouble. You would think wit... [ More ]

Comment #8

Littleoldlady — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:36:52 GMT

It is sad that the guy was so crappy to try and steal the club members money. I ran two lottery clubs for playing the cash 5 and I would make sure everyone had copies of the tickets and knew how much we had spent. I would normally play 40 plays for about a month but would wheel them into some kind of order. Our club dissolved but some of the members still play those same numbers..and NO ONE cheated or stole. I just don't understand people thinking it is alright to steal from someone else..whe... [ More ]

Comment #7

Denali — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:24:13 GMT

What are greater odds?.... Odds of winning are independent of the manner of number selection. 70% of jackpot wins are quick picks because 70% of ALL picks are quick picks.Best of luck to all of you REGARDLESS of how you pick your numbers.

Comment #6

hypersoniq — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 17:14:44 GMT

It's not like playing the game with just a few tickets... they can pick 75 sets of numbers for each draw, there are weeks where the QP's don't have the powerball...with 75 shots, 42 of them should wheel the powerballs... you could wheel all of the numbers in 11 lines, you could do this 6 times in that number...They could create the opportunity by having all of the numbers covered... they could pick'em however, just as long as they potential for a hit was totally covered.Of course no guarantees,... [ More ]

Comment #5

Michael E. Port — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:51:38 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by hypersoniq on July 31, 2004 they have 30 in the pool and play all quick picks... I passed. they would need to hit a huge jackpot to have any decent payoff I understand everyone wanting to win a huge jackpot, even my group wants to win a huge one. But, everyone us have said that we will take want God gives us and be happy. You mentioned in your comment that the group plays only quick picks. Do you not like quick picks? I use to like to pick my own numbers, and someti... [ More ]

Comment #4

hypersoniq — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:49:56 GMT

There is a large $5 per week pool for powerball where I work. They asked if I wanted to join, I asked how many members and how they pick their numbers...they have 30 in the pool and play all quick picks... I passed. they would need to hit a huge jackpot to have any decent payoff

Comment #3

Michael E. Port — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:04:19 GMT

This story is sad. I started a Mega Million Lottery Pool about six months ago where I work. What I do is collect $10 from every member and we play for 10 draws. This works out to be a month.This is my sixth game and my latest members total 15. I spend $150 dollars on 15 numbers for one month. The tickets that I'm looking at are from Friday July 16th, 2004 thru Tuesday August 17th, 2004. So far this group has won $7.00.The game before this; Club Five, they were very lucky. We only had 12 pe... [ More ]

Comment #2

rabbitfoot — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:52:11 GMT

Most people can't be trusted with their own money let alone someone elses. How many people do you know that never balance a checkbook and live payday to payday trying to keep up with their credit cards? Give a loser $100 and he/she are going to try to CHEAT you- everytime

Comment #1

starchild_45 — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:26:49 GMT

this is why i don't want to be part of a lottery club. you can trust the b******s!!! i hope they get all the money including his share.

Evidence mounts against defendant in Mega Millions lawsuit

Lottery Post — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:04:20 GMT

Stephen Kyle may have to reconsider his retirement plans.Kyle, an Olmsted Falls mail carrier, won $175,000 in the Mega Millions lottery last month but neglected to tell 19 co-workers in his lottery club.Kyle called the ticket a godsend, arriving just as he was preparing to file for bankruptcy. He said he hoped to retire within three years.Kyle, 51, of Amherst, told his deflated colleagues that he used $10 from his own pocket to buy the $175,000 ticket.The $100 from the club produced a measly $2