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SoCal man sues to get share of $315 million lottery jackpotReply
I guess the court will think the fact that he worked in the same office where there was a lottery pool will give his claim some merit. That should protect his lawyer, who after all only knows what the client tells him, but his lawyer also wants a chunk of lottery change and is aware of the gray areas of malpractice. I'm sure neither the loser nor his lawyer really want to to go to court where every other person in the pool will testify he wasn't in the pool and every person who who worked in th
Dec 16, 2005, 2:23 pm - tg636 - Lottery News

Couple learns downside of lottery pools -- the hard wayReply
Some people think when they join a lottery pool, they not only share the fortunes of the pool but the fortunes of all its members. I've read stories about lottery pools that won and are sued by one its members that didn't pay and other stories about lottery pools suing one of its member for a share of his winnings from tickets bought on his own or outside of the pool. This is one reason some people who buy lottery tickets for themselves won't have anything to do with a lottery pool. Lottery po
Nov 29, 2005, 12:35 am - RJOh - Lottery News

Texas Lottery will guarantee advertised jackpotsReply
I think Todd's plan works best. What would you rather have, a sure $1, or a longshot chance at $5? How about this plan for the 6/54 game. Avg. Prize Prize Pool % Match 6 JACKPOT 75% of remaining pool Match 5 $3,000 10% of remaining pool Match 4 $80 15% of remaining pool Match 3 $5 Fixed Taken out first Match 2 $1 FixedTaken out first52.5% of sales go to prizes. The prize pool is divided between the Match 6, 5, and 4 categories after the fixed Match 3, and 2 categories are paid.
Nov 1, 2005, 6:28 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery News

NJ man sued over $38.5M lottery ticketReply
But if I were in a pool, I would have to concern myself with making sure all pool tickets are present, documented, with documentation disseminated to all pool participants prior to the drawing, and that all pool participants have signed pool agreement delineating pool participation is only valid IF you have contributed established wager amount and signed the roster by applicable deadline. All of this hassle makes me think many law firms do not allow or encourage such arrangements within their fi
Mar 15, 2012, 7:31 am - NightStalker - Lottery News

Indiana Powerball lottery winners likely to remain anonymousReply
When you win millions of dollars it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that your lifestyle will change and some people will notice. People who know you, people who work with you. You know, the kind of people that pools are made of. If the people who won were involved in any pools, it's safe bet that other members of the pool(s) will notice, and get suspicious. If anybody who played in a pool thinks pool tickets were bought at the store where the winning ticket was sold they may just start payin
Dec 25, 2008, 1:37 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

NY lottery pool members sue over Mega Millions jackpotReply
The article says the co-workers sued him two weeks after he won. That was back in November.The article also says he used what the pool won to buy more tickets. That's what's going to lose him the money. Piccolo's wife is the greedy one. She's the one that told him not to split it with the group.The problem is 50-50 both Piccolo's and the group's fault. What idiot joins a pool that doesn't put out copies of the tickets. And what idiot runs a pool that doesn't put out tickets BEFORE the draw
Apr 23, 2005, 12:12 pm - sergiou2 - Lottery News

Salon lottery winners settle disputeReply
Didn't this happen because there was no agreement? I'm guessing verbal agreements were made in the past and having every member of a pool sign a 20 page legal waiver takes the fun out of forming a pool. If someone asked me to contribute $2 a drawing to join their pool, but I had to first sign a legal document in front of Notary, I'd probably say no thanks because nothing in the document would benefit me. If you are still playing in a pool, it could happen again. I was in a pool of 3
Aug 22, 2013, 9:58 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Maryland Mega Millions winner already in pool disputeReply
I like #2... hadn't thought of that one. Long ago I was involved in a pool; until we had one nitwit who claimed they would sue everyone/anyone from the pool who won independent of the pool because - simply since the pool was created 'it created a presumed sharing... everyone was flabergasted. The pool dissolved immediately as we dumped all available 'pool' funds on the next lottery... and on repeat tickets with self-chosen numbers: 1,2,3,4,5 PB 2... and we had 18 of THAT particular ticket
Apr 2, 2012, 12:46 pm - maximumfun - Lottery News

NJ man sued over $38.5M lottery ticketReply
Man, this is too much work! Playing the lottery is supposed to be fun and pools just seem to sap the fun out of it. I bet Mrs. White had more fun winning than, say those NY Costco pool winners. I definitely know that guy from CA who won while visiting NY had more fun than that Chubb insurance pool. Here's the thing I enjoy about playing the lottery as an individual: I buy my ticket(s), dream about what my life would be like if one of my tickets match the numbers drawn and nowhere in my
Mar 15, 2012, 6:52 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

Elks Club members in fight over $21M lottery winReply
When the jackpot is high, somebody will ask other people to put in $5 or $10 along with them so they have more chances to win the jackpot and any winnings will be split among all the players. If they get 9 other players and they all put in $10, one of them will buy $100 worth of tickets. That is the easy way to run a pool and the only dispute would be if the jackpot rolls and somebody in the previous pool was left out. They probably wouldn't have any legal standing because another pool was c
Jan 18, 2008, 7:58 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News