If you were part of a lottery Pool that won..

Reply #34

rdgrnr — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:48:38 GMT

I wouldn't be part of any pool that would have me as a member.

Reply #33

mypiemaster — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:10:18 GMT

Pay to play. If you don't pay you don't play. No handouts mister.

Reply #32

Saylorgirl — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:50:01 GMT

That would actually be an interesting poll. Do I just want to make a statement and have a small drop that I would survive so they would feel sorry for me and give me a share? Or do I really want to end it all. And what was the amount of the jackpot if it was a billion dollar one it would be greater remorse than a ten million dollar jackpot. Interesting......

Reply #31

rdgrnr — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:22:53 GMT

Good point, CT.

I doubt very many who missed a payment come back and want to be included and contribute their share when nothing was won.

Reply #30

KY Floyd — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:48:23 GMT

If a pool won when I didn't participate, it wouldn't have won if I had participated. Why do people think that everything will be exactly the same even when they start changing history

Reply #29

KY Floyd — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:46:40 GMT

Whether you contributed or not may be the sole issue if you chose not to and you're honest, but in the real world where there's a million dollars or more up for grabs it's the contract that matters. Even if there's not an agreed upon verbal contract there's an implied contract once you start the pool and offer people a chance to participate. If there is an agreed upon verbal contract, it's very existence strongly suggest the people involved aren't smart enough to have covered all the important d... [ More ]

Reply #28

noise-gate — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:38:53 GMT

When you say you finally got them out of the pool do you mean you politely told them to hold onto their money or they were no longer welcome back in.. Prisonersix

Reply #27

PrisonerSix — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:33:34 GMT

I also run a pool with 11 regular members. Since they are all members, they all contribute. I've had a few situations like you mentioned with people being out and so on. I've covered them and they've always paid me back. It's been pretty much the same group for several years so far so it's all good.

I did have a couple of members leave the pool after they retired. One gave me enough to stay in until the end of the year she retired and decided to drop out after that, while another retired a... [ More ]

Reply #26

noise-gate — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:27:52 GMT

How old are you- have you completed your homework, cleaned your room- done your laundry

Reply #25

LottoBoner — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:21:06 GMT

Are you saying you want to change your name from

Noise-Gate to Empty-Vessel?

Or maybe to Assumptive-DinnerGuest

Reply #24

noise-gate — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:13:53 GMT

JonD- The dinner thing l don't get

* Like the friend who assumes that his always going to be invited to Dinner even when uninvited- the partner in the pool feels that even though he does not have the money at that particular time or on other occasions to join the pool- his covered nonetheless.

Assumptions....

Reply #23

noise-gate — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:03:04 GMT

Hey Lotto- you seem to have an issue with most everything l do here don't you boyo? Whats the problem, reaction to a mix up of medications or what? Attacking people simple because you think its cool is infantile; which suggests a lack of maturity.Which is it?

Heard the expression Empty Vessels make the most NOISE?- if not, well you have now.

Reply #22

Six balls — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 02:52:09 GMT

Are there winnings from a prior draw that I did pay inro rolled into the pot? Because I've been in pools that played that way and yes, I would point out that X many tickets were bought with that money from the last draw. Otherwise, I don't have a right to it, end of story.

Reply #21

Coin Toss — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:51:32 GMT

No tickee no laundry, as they say.

Here's the flaw, and I'm sure quite a few people here have seen this - people form a pool and on a particular drawing someone in the pool doesn't cough up the agreed upon ante.

If the pool doesn't win anything that person usually still doesn't cough uo their share - but if the pool was to win something, that very person will say, cut me in on the wining s, I should get a share, you know I would have went in if you asked me - or, Why didn't you cut me in,... [ More ]

Reply #20

Jon D — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:22:31 GMT

I think that's the main point: did you contribute or not.

Did you purchase a lot or a share to take a stake in the wager, or not. It wouldn't be the lottery without the lots.

As RJOH explained, you have to draw the line somewhere, otherwise it's one ginormous slippery slope.

Oh, I played last week, so could you just assume I was in?

Oh, I'm your favorite cousin, and we always share, can't you gimme some?

Oh, I'm your mailman's best friend's former roommate with a 2nd mortgage... [ More ]

Reply #19

MsNumberDreamer — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:01:48 GMT

I think it is ridiculous to expect any money when you did not contribute your end. That would be rule number one in any pool I ever be apart of. Just gotta suck it up and try to move on. The lottery authority surely isn't going to consider someone a winner just BC they play the same numbers every week but the numbers come out the one time they decide not to play. Same rules apply.

Reply #18

LottoBoner — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:21:18 GMT

Thats very funny saylorgirl.

You just gave Noisy, inspiration for a new asinine thread.

If you were to miss a PB jackpot because you sat out a draw, and your numbers happened to be drawn, and you decided to jump off a bridge, what height would that bridge be?

a) 30 feet

b) 100 feet

c) 300 feet

d) 50 feet and an overpass to some railroad tracks, so if the fall didn't kill me, the oncoming train would hopefully finish the job.

Reply #17

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:41:40 GMT

Lots of different opinion answers one might add. But JonD makes a good point- did you contribute to the winning ticket or not?

Let's for argument sake say that you have friends over for dinner on a regular basis, if they visited you without being invited, do they expect you to tell them to stay for dinner? - do they assume that since they were always invited to stay for dinner that it goes without saying that their showing up means they going to be asking you to pass the mash gravy?

That's... [ More ]

Reply #16

billionaire2bee — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:05:53 GMT

Great point Nick even benchwarmers get a ring when their team wins the superbowl...LOL but this is money and if you dont have a contigency in play it could get hairy

Reply #15

maringoman — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:54:12 GMT

If you did not make prior arrangements to have someone throw in a few dollars for you then sorry, you are not in it. The problem is such people would find a desperate lawyer to sue for what they are entitled to.

Reply #14

Slick Nick — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:41:22 GMT

I run a little group lottery at work. And I made it clear, you have to pay to be in it,, unless other arrangements have been made. A couple of years ago, a regular player with me got sick, I covered his bets while hospitalized. And as soon as he was released, he paid me bak. In fact, as of this posting, he's the only one in tonights Mega Million with me. HE CAME UP WITH HIS BUCK

Reply #13

Jon D — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:34:42 GMT

(A) is the only honorable thing to do.

(B) you are a moocher, think you are entitled to something that you did not contribute to.

(C) you are a parasite, the lowest scum of the earth, sucking the blood of others to survive.

If anyone decides to be nice and give you something after the fact, that would be up to them, not you. And you should not ask for or expect anything.

Reply #12

RJOh — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:09:16 GMT

If you had been in any pool I was ever in and you decided to set out and not contribute to the cost of the tickets and they won, you were out of the winnings too. I would never join a pool that didn't have that understanding with all its participants.

Reply #11

LottoNick56 — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:48:10 GMT

I do agree. Are you still a part of a team, even if you do not show up for one game and your team wins? Just because you weren't there to chip in for a couple rebounds, a three pointer, or an alley-oop, doesn't mean that you don't still get to be part of the win. If your team wins, you win. Your record doesn't include one less win than the rest of the team. If there is a consistent pattern of you not contributing by not participating, you should be kicked off the team and out of the pool. Howeve... [ More ]

Reply #10

NightStalker — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:26:14 GMT

(A) Shrug your shoulders and say l screwed up- totally bad timing. All the best to my friends.

However, since I run the pool, I make sure I am in it before I get the tickets. I did miss it one time while I was on vacation.

Reply #9

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:19:28 GMT

No you wrong. You are still part of the pool but because you did not play this one time you cannot say you have no ties whatsoever to the pool. To this particular win, yes. But you did not quit playing with the pool altogether.

You know this.

Reply #8

TooTallLuke — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:06:59 GMT

Reply #7

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:58:31 GMT

I would

Reply #6

RJOh — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:52:09 GMT

Yes there is a difference, were doesn't mean you are no matter how you say in English or any other languages.

Reply #5

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:41:47 GMT

...because I used the word were not are.There is a difference, that's why the English language is so fascinating. ..Don't you think

Reply #4

RJOh — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:32:29 GMT

If you don't contribute toward the price of the tickets, how can you consider yourself part of the pool

Reply #3

billionaire2bee — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:23:51 GMT

You know if I was part of a pool there would never be an occasion where I would NOT chip in...just to avoid the very situation you are suggesting LOL

Reply #2

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:05:29 GMT

Saylorgirl- the minute l saw your response l burst out laughing because you gave us another option ( hope no one goes through with it)- thing is could you see a family member telling the press that the bridge jumping act was due to you not winning

Reply #1

Saylorgirl — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:39:03 GMT

D.) Jump off a bridge

If you were part of a lottery Pool that won..

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:28:56 GMT

But this was one occasion that you did not pitch in- would you...

(A) Shrug your shoulders and say l screwed up- totally bad timing. All the best to my friends.

(B) Hope you buddies would cover you no matter what and say Hey, there is enough in the pot to keep us all satisfied for life, getting Joe in despite his lack of vision this time is no big deal.

(C) Get yourself an Attorney to make a case that you were a regular player and somehow feel you should be part of the winners