Your friend gives you a lotto ticket(gift) and it wins the Jackpot.

Reply #21

Guest — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:04:47 GMT

I'd remain friends with them...after all,if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be rich.

Reply #20

tntea — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:21:46 GMT

I give them all the time .. I love surprising dad with a handful. He loves checking those numbers on Thurs/Sun Mornings.

I have given them to the principal of the school, the teachers, friends, and my children. If one of them wins, I expect nothing. It would make me feel good knowing I made their lives a little sweeter.

Reply #19

Dr Lottery — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:19:00 GMT

Oh Yeah !! I would give them 1/2 of what I got after taxes !! thats being a true friend

Reply #18

JAP69 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:29:40 GMT

I would give them back their dollar on what it cost.

Reply #17

LuckyLilly — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:22:32 GMT

Years ago, I gave an acquaintance 3 or 4 scratch-offs in a birthday card. The next time I saw her, she said thanks for the card and lottery tickets. Then she got all shifty-eyed and said I didn't win anything. I guess she thought I'd expect a cut of her winnings. I just said Ah, sorry. Better luck next time.

That's when I figured out that money, especially free money, could easily cause huge problems between friends. Before that, I would buy a lottery ticket when with friends and... [ More ]

Reply #16

Stack47 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:26:10 GMT

I've given and received scratch-off tickets as gifts and never thought of it as a partnership but none of the tickets have produced a large winner. The tickets are usually a variety ten or twenty $1 or $2 tickets and the top prizes are around $5000 so it's not the same as the potential to win millions.

When I stop and think about it: The gift giver got to play the Lottery and give a gift (not) all for the same $20. LOL!

I never thought about it like that but you're right. LOL... [ More ]

Reply #15

csfb — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:32:24 GMT

I don't think I'll accept the gift in the first place. I discourage people from giving me gifts, including from close friends. I find that most of the time, the gift is not free after all, for people expect something in return.

Reply #14

csfb — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:05:53 GMT

Hypothetical - Instead of expecting half the prize, the giver had a change of heart and wanted all of it; and worse, would claim you stole the ticket from him.

Reply #13

Raven62 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:42:59 GMT

I did: I was given a couple of $10 rub-offs: I was going to rub them off later, but the gift giver insisted I rub them off now. (they were both losers) I'm sure if one of them was a Winner the Gift giver would have expected half the prize money. When I stop and think about it: The gift giver got to play the Lottery and give a gift (not) all for the same $20. LOL

Reply #12

justxploring — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:05:39 GMT

In FL 2 people can't sign one ticket and split the prize. Some states will issue a check to more than one person, so it depends where you live.

Reply #11

justxploring — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:03:36 GMT

I don't know anyone who would ever buy me a lottery ticket as a gift and I would never give one, so my answer is it will never happen.

Reply #10

guesser — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:56:24 GMT

ditto.

Reply #9

Jack Pot — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:32:21 GMT

I voted 50%. I will sign the ticket first and have him sign it too. We will claim our price together. This is the only way I can live with myself. I want to have both: money and friend.

Reply #8

BaristaExpress — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:56:29 GMT

I see it as it is stated. Nothing, a gift is a gift! And that's how I voted

Reply #7

Litebets27 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:19:28 GMT

HAHAHA LOL!!

You are so right!!!

Not sure.

litebets

Reply #6

tiggs95 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:11:53 GMT

Reply #5

time*treat — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:14:00 GMT

A nice dinner ... plus whatever the courts lawyers agree on later, 'cause you know that's where everything heads these days

Reply #4

RJOh — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:44:42 GMT

I would do for them what I would expect had I had bought the ticket for them, a Thank You Note and maybe a nice meal too.

Reply #3

LuckyLilly — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:23:36 GMT

I voted give them 50%. I'd make them co-claim if that's possible in the state the ticket was bought in. If not, I'd take half of what's left after taxes for me, pay the 25% gift tax on the other half, and give them what's left. Whaddya wanna bet that would cause big problems with many friendships, with the friend thinking they should get to take home the same amount as me.

Reply #2

Guru101 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:10:47 GMT

I would give them half, but not because I would feel legally or morally obligated to do so.

Reply #1

konane — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:26:05 GMT

Your friend gives you a lotto ticket(gift) and it wins the Jackpot.

JackpotWanna — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:20:43 GMT

I would give him half the jackpot because I would not have won if it wasn't for him.