Group Play Questions

Reply #9

JimmySand9 — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:35:46 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on June 16, 2006Quote: Originally posted by SirSnapsAlot on June 16, 2006Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on June 16, 2006Quote: Originally posted by SirSnapsAlot on June 16, 20061) Do you play with a group of people?

2) Do you have a written agreement signed by all parties?

3) Will this agreement stand up in court if contested?

Also make sure the group chooses LUMP SUM. Most likely they would make the choice after winning, but here in NY Mega... [ More ]

Reply #8

RJOh — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:18:57 GMT

There was a case in northern Ohio last year of a guy jokingly agreeing with his friend in Indiana to buy MegaMillions tickets in Ohio while his friend in Indiana would buy PowerBall tickets and if either won big, they would split their winnings with each other. The guy in Ohio won the MegaMillions jackpot and surprised his friend with a call to come to Ohio so they could claim the jackpot. When asked at the news conference if he had second thoughts, he said no because while he never believed it... [ More ]

Reply #7

justxploring — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:01:02 GMT

I had considered it, but after reading all the negative articles (as RJOh mentioned) I think there might be too many problems. However, if I were a member of a pool I would definitely want a written agreement signed by all members. I would also want it to be mandatory that all members play every week or not at all. Many people don't have the extra money but, if possible, I'd want members to contribute the first of every month so the pool administrator wouldn't have to run around collecting the m... [ More ]

Reply #6

bellyache — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:57:50 GMT

I said no to the first one so I guess that answers my question to the rest.

Reply #5

RJOh — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:16:40 GMT

In two cases in the news now winning lottery pools are being sued by people outside the pools who admit they contributed nothing to or signed any agreement with these pools. In the case in California, four co-workers claimed members of the pool agreed verbally a long time ago that if they ever won big in a lottery they would share their winnings with all their co-workers and in Texas a woman claimed that even though she never joined the pool, a friend failed to cover the cost of her joining so

Reply #4

CASH Only — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:09:53 GMT

All PB members allow the cash/annuity choice to be made after winning. But there are states, such as Missouri, which require the claim to be made within 60 days of the DRAWING if you want lump sum.

Reply #3

SirSnapsAlot — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:57:42 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on June 16, 2006Quote: Originally posted by SirSnapsAlot on June 16, 20061) Do you play with a group of people?

2) Do you have a written agreement signed by all parties?

3) Will this agreement stand up in court if contested?

Also make sure the group chooses LUMP SUM. Most likely they would make the choice after winning, but here in NY Mega Millions players must choose at the time of purchase.

ah...good point! THANK YOU. I am the organizer of our... [ More ]

Reply #2

CASH Only — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:27:29 GMT

Also make sure the group chooses LUMP SUM. Most likely they would make the choice after winning, but here in NY Mega Millions players must choose at the time of purchase.

Reply #1

Todd — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:45:11 GMT

Good questions, and I'd recommend using Search (in the Forums menu), because there have been LOTS of posts in the past on this subject. If you find a post that you have some more questions about, but the topic is locked because it's old, just paste the URL of the topic into a new forum post, along with your question(s). The URL of any topic can be found at the bottom of the page, just under the links for Printable version , Email this topic , etc.

Group Play Questions

SirSnapsAlot — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:08:45 GMT

1) Do you play with a group of people?

2) Do you have a written agreement signed by all parties?

3) Will this agreement stand up in court if contested