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22 N.Y. coworkers' complicated journey to claim $1 million prizeReply
In Texas, here's a direct quote from the website on making a claim, The Texas Lottery Commission will pay only one claimant per ticket. A claimant can be an individual, a trust, a partnership, a corporation, or any other legal entity.If you choose to claim the prize as a trust, partnership, or other legal entity, the legal documents that create the legal entity must be submitted for review to the Texas Lottery's Legal Services Division before claiming your prize. This is required to ensure the d
Jan 24, 2014, 11:56 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Mega Millions holiday bonanza!Reply
Right. Group wins don't require formal agreements before buying the ticket. It's nice, but not required. In single payee states, they can form a partnership for the group, after the win, but before the claim, so each person can get his own share of the winnings. Other states like CA will do multiple payee for group ownership claims, partnership not needed.
Dec 16, 2013, 4:26 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Is this legal?Reply
There are so many red flags about this; 1st of all you will really need to pick a honest lottery partner in the State of Florida and depend on them to do the right thing several state lines away. Also, how would you really know once you sent the $100.00 if they spend it all or part of it on the lottery--you won't know unless for some reason the numbers would hit and he or she didn't play them at that particular time. You will need to have this partnership legalize by a contract or something just
Feb 12, 2010, 12:13 am - Dollar419 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$75M Texas Lotto winner a 'regular player'Reply
I have seen winners announced in Texas where the lottery said that minimal publicity was requested. They would release the name and city, but nothing about the person's work, age, or anything else. I remember one case where the winner was a limited partnership. A limited company was the managing partner and accepted the money. The family's lawyer was the president of the company and handled the entire thing. The family's surname was in the name of both the partnership and the company, so
Apr 15, 2007, 12:50 am - TonyB - Lottery News

Judge rules lottery cash split properlyNews Story
Divorce case diminishes returnsAfter the Texas-sized taxes, a month-long trial, and some hefty legal bills, a $20 million Texas Lotto jackpot that is part of a local divorce case is shrinking.But whatever the amount, Circuit Court Judge Robert Childers ruled Tuesday that there was no conspiracy by Cordova, Tennessee resident Larry Stack and co-worker Christine Fellows to hide the money from his wife, Rosemarie Fair Stack.Phase two of the lawsuit, the divorce itself, is scheduled for October. Wit
Jul 20, 2005, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas lottery winner takes $8.8 millionNews Story
A Texas City resident recently claimed the $29 million lottery ticket that was sold at a local convenience store in November.The winner asked for little publicity surrounding her win, said Leticia Vasquez, spokesperson for the Texas Lottery.Candace Ford, representing the Treshay Limited Partnership, LynnCan LLC, claimed the ticket Dec. 1.She collected $8.8 million under the cash value option at the Texas Lottery headquarters in Austin.Were happy to be a part of what Im sure will be a great holid
Jan 5, 2004, 6:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery teams up with RavensNews Story
Officials hope scratch-off will boost sales Maryland Lottery officials are gambling that Ravens football fever will bolster ticket sales when a new scratch-off is unveiled later this year, marking one of the first partnerships of its kind in the country. Under the $810,000 deal with the Ravens approved by the state Board of Public Works on Wednesday, the team's logo will appear on $5 purple scratch-off tickets starting during the preseason in August. Prizes include lifetime season tickets
Jun 18, 2009, 9:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Computerized lotto must wait awhileNews Story
Scratch-off would be only game for monthsTennesseans would be left to play a scratch-off lottery game for months before they get a chance to play computerized games such as lotto, under plans discussed by the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board yesterday.And your favorite spot to buy those lotto tickets might not get to sell them if the store doesn't sell enough scratch-offs while the computerized ticket-sales system is being installed statewide.The board discussed options but took no vote.
Aug 29, 2003, 11:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two Illinois lottery winners in a partnership claim $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners split behemoth win within timeframe to claim cash prize By Kate Northrop Two winners in a partnership have come forward to claim the eye-watering $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot that was drawn in July 2022. One single ticket was all it took to win the record $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot on July 29, 2022, but two people jointly stepped forward to claim it all. Today, the Illinois Lottery announced that the prize has officially been claimed, shared by a partnersh
Sep 21, 2022, 3:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Splitting Winnings - Advice NeededReply
Have them give you a few dollars beforehand and then its a partnership and you split the winnings based on the relative contribution of each person. Also, each person is individually liable for their own share of taxes on the winnings.
May 15, 2019, 9:10 pm - gatorsrok - Lottery Discussion Forum