What is your response if your spouse or significant other claimed a lottery jackpot without you?

Reply #37

rdgrnr — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:02:59 GMT

I think if you can't trust your spouse with money you've got the wrong spouse. I've deep-sixed wives for lesser infractions. Your spouse should be your best friend and trusted with everything and anything.

If my spouse was the type to run off with a lottery jackpot I'd consider it money well spent to be rid of them.

Reply #36

Hermanus104 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:58:15 GMT

As long as I get my share of the winnings, it does not matter to me.

Reply #35

jwhou — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:16:23 GMT

Another reason to buy scratch-off tickets instead of a draw. You can divorce and then claim saying that it was purchased after the divorce, just be sure to have an anonymous safety deposit box somewheres.

Reply #34

lottocalgal — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:16:22 GMT

ehehehehehahhahhahahahahahahhahehehehehhahahahha

Reply #33

charmed7 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:33:50 GMT

I wouldn't care if he went to the office and did all the paperwork thing. Take the picture with the

cardboard check.......as long as we go to the Bank together is all goodngravy

Reply #32

PERDUE — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:07:07 GMT

I must say, I've loved reading your posts. Thank y'all soooooo much for your responses. As I said before, y'all are too funny crazy.

Reply #31

lottocalgal — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:24:30 GMT

Can't wait to put that red bow on that car for him! That is one reason why I would love to win and claim the money without him. I would Just ask him to get something from the garage for me one day and watch the surprise! I smile just thinking about it! That definately be my first purchase.

Reply #30

sully16 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:07:14 GMT

me and my husband are so co dependant on each other , i think i'd make him drive me to the lottery office because michigan freeways go 70 mph bumper to bumper and he hates to read and make decisions on any type of paperwork. ps lottocalgal my first car was a 74 dodge charger. nice choice

Reply #29

marcie — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:57:20 GMT

Yes by law you automatically win too! Even if you all have split up, and don't have a Divorce it is your too.

Reply #28

joshuacloak — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:05:15 GMT

my gf would not know, she told me it was a waste of money

alright, so be it for you then

she won't know, i just hide it in a trust

thro i think she would find out on her own maybe, their be no way to hide the stuff onless..............

onless i get a 2nd home nearby, buy ever thing of my dreams for my 2nd home, while she at work, or doing or own girl things, i be partying it up in my new pad

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Reply #27

Hermanus104 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:21:12 GMT

I don't have a spouse or a significant other.

Reply #26

TheGameGrl — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:13 GMT

Barista- I whole heartedly beleive in separate accounts. Your post was most valid and only for those who are adults that accept there responsibilty unto themselves and the children.

My first thought and true action would be to congradulate the significate other and wish him the best. I do not have any ties to his finances or his life choices so why should cashing in a ticket be any different. ITs his to do as he pleases. Hooray for him I'd say!

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Reply #25

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:41:20 GMT

Q: What is your response if your spouse or significant other claimed a lottery jackpot without you?

A: It would have been nice to share in the jackpot, but GODS OF FREEDOM I'M YOURS!

J/K

Reply #24

time*treat — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:58:32 GMT

Q: What is your response if your spouse or significant other claimed a lottery jackpot without you?

A: Joint Checking.

Reply #23

BaristaExpress — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:43:04 GMT

I can agree that all of that holds true! But it can be tested and believe me it's been done in most states that have the same marital laws! I have known a few that did just that in Calif. when getting a divorce and you know what, the judge didn't follow the marital law and made the party that tested the law pay for it by themselves (joint credit card charging to the max and beyond). So just to be fair here not all Marital Laws that are on the books are followed to the T !

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Reply #22

fja — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:38 GMT

illinois Divorce law....Might want to come up with a different plan....you can call her a hypocrite,,,she'll still smile all the way to the bank.

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Reply #21

four4me — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:29 GMT

No matter what! she might remind you that what hers is hers and whats yours is hers too.

Reply #20

OldSchoolPa — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:06 GMT

I agree. The funny thing is that when the day arrives when my six numbers match those drawn, I would claim the winnings along with my attorney in a trust. I wiould let my wife know that I had won, but since she does not believe in playing the lottery, I am not concerned about her trying to attach herself to any of the winnings. And if she did, I would call her a hypocrite. How can you be against playing the lottery but willing to enjoy the payoff of winning it? If it came to us getting a divorce... [ More ]

Reply #19

Dollar419 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:14:33 GMT

I totally agree with you..What manner was that she was in the photo-op with him holding up the check. Also, she worked two jobs so how would she have found the time with the formality of helping him with all that boring paperwork. This should not be a real issue at all unless he had scheduled an appointment to see an divorce attorney 1st. My dream is to call my husband by phone or come home in a limo to tell him we have finally won the big lottery and I know my dream is about to come true

Reply #18

MADDOG10 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:47:11 GMT

Now,

How do you know the Dog is retarded ? Ya think he could be thinking the same thing..

Reply #17

savagegoose — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:29:24 GMT

i give that marrige 12 months tops lol

Reply #16

PERDUE — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:44 GMT

You are a strong sista. I gotta admit that if I was in the wife's place half of the money the husband got would be spent on the following medical bills:

Proctologist: to remove my booted foot from his butt. Because he would be burping up the taste of shoe leather and toe jam for a long long time. Cardiologist: to keep me out of cardiac arrest everytime I think about how many millions he just handed back to the state. Plastic Surgeon: for the constant botox injections to keep my eyebrows in p... [ More ]

Reply #15

sweetnae68 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:03 GMT

Perdue that is too funny!!!!! I really wouldn't care if he took the cash payment at all.

Reply #14

lottocalgal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:05 GMT

'til lotto win do us part'

I now pronounce you man and wife ( until he hits the lotto) hehehehehahahehehah

Reply #13

bomatt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:33 GMT

If I won the jackpot, I wouldn't even tell her.

I would go to the branch office, fill out the paperwork and tell no one.

Get the check and pay off debts.

Since I file taxes online I don't need her signature on the tax forms.

Reply #12

PERDUE — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:08 GMT

Question-Question

Would it be ok with you if he chose to take the cash value instead of going on the payment plan?

I always say what is yours is half mine and what is mine is all mine. This statement ususally cracks my household up when I go into MY WORD IS LAW mode. Since I usually end up purchasing things that benefit the whole household including the retarded dog.

Reply #11

sweetnae68 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:31:01 GMT

I could care less if he claimed it because at the end of the day, A sista gonna get half because I got 20 years in it that tells me so........Lol.

Reply #10

PERDUE — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:01:58 GMT

Please-Please-Please

Keep the responses comming. I can't stop laughing!!!! Y'all are so funny. I am so glad that I am not reading these responses in a public place right now. Because if I was they would throw me out on my butt

Reply #9

lottocalgal — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:48:48 GMT

I wouldn't care because I live in California and I get half anyway. That way I don't have to call in sick from work. My husband can do the work and I get the cash!!!! ehehehhahahehheh

NO seriously, Im' the one that plays the lottery and it will probably be the other way around. He knows what's mine is his. He will just come home from work with a notice a Dodge Charger in the garage with a big red bow on the top and notice that the next month's mortgage statement will have a negative balanc... [ More ]

Reply #8

four4me — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:30 GMT

I buy the tickets, she reaps the rewards when i win. I will turn the ticket in as a trust we will pick up the big check together, have a party, move all personal belongings to the new place and take a much deserved vacation.

Reply #7

pepper1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:18 GMT

Your husband is a smart man. That what mind say also. bring home the bacon

Reply #6

rdgrnr — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:21:18 GMT

She's just acting like the IRS, never there when you're buying the ticket but always there with a hand out if you win. I bet she's told him many times how dumb it was to waste his money on a pipe dream like the lottery too. I had a couple of wives like that. Thank God and Greyhound they're gone. The new one's a lot better. Makes fried chicken a lot better too. I like fried chicken. She only gets that look when I commence to lookin at other wimmin. Which I don't.

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Reply #5

BaristaExpress — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:55:36 GMT

Once the paperwork was completed at the Great Bend office, Damon called his wife Kathleen at work and told her she should come home.

So what, I don't see any big deal that he took care of the formality of the paperwork without her being there! Whoopee, besides he's the one who bought the $1 dollar qp ticket in the first place, now wasn't he!

But if you look at the picture she's there holding the check with him, now isn't she! So in the LONG RUN she wasn't left out completely, now was she... [ More ]

Reply #4

Litebets27 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:41:16 GMT

I've told my husband many times, when I win the big jackpot, I am not taking him to the office to claim the prize.

He always says, I don't care, because, by law, I have a right to half of the win.....

Reply #3

pepper1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:31:20 GMT

I would not care, because i going to get mind married are unmarriage. What got me was when he said he

was going to take his grandson to vegas.

Reply #2

PERDUE — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:26:19 GMT

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA U-R-2 funny SmoothJuice

Reply #1

SmoothJuice — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:14:09 GMT

Here's what I'll do:

Have a kid while having low income- Get Government food stamps and welfare

Go to Burger king and buy tons of food off of the dollar menu

Get Obese and apply for disability-more money from government

There, I'm all set. God Bless the USA LOL.

What is your response if your spouse or significant other claimed a lottery jackpot without you?

PERDUE — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:49:50 GMT

After reading the story of Donald Damon who claimed the 96.6 million dollar Powerball jackpot without his wife by his side, I started thinking how I would feel if I was left out of the loop like the wife was. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/203668/1460758

So now I will pose the question to the good people here at Lottery Post.

If your spouse or significant other won a major lottery jackpot and went and claimed the winnings without you, how would you feel and what would be your reaction an... [ More ]