Powerball winner getting sued

[Zipp]

A group of Maine office workers who pooled their funds to buy $190 worth of lottery tickets with Powerball winner Patricia Wales filed suit against Wales and her husband yesterday, claiming that the 60-year-old disbursement specialist reneged on a promise to share any winnings in the $294.8 million contest.

Mark Robinson, a spokesman for the winning couple, confirmed that Patricia Wales made an agreement with her co-workers, but said that the winning ticket was not among those purchased for the group.

Story

 

[FelixDeCat]

This is why I *dont* do group buys.

 

[DannyLove]

well, that is true. but the winners are claiming that he also bought tickets for himself. Now, its a matter of finding out if he bought that with what means or money. This is interesting indeed, and I'm curious to see its outcome. if I was the guy, I would share the damn money. selfish bitch

danny~!

 

[pinoy]

the POWER of money! sigh!:disgust:

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

From the grouping and time-stamping it sounds like she is in the clear, but I wouldn't think it's a good idea of the designated buyer of a group purchase to make a stand-alone purchase too.

 

[wnied]

I thought this case was thrown out of court already.

wnied

 

[GRAFiZ]

Greed.

 

[UNCjigga]

And what will you do with over $40 million dollars????? Why, pay for me legal fees of course!!!

Yo Johnnie, Johnnie C!!! Where are you baby?!??

 

[d0ofy]

How is it greed? She's definitely in the clear. It would be a very nice gesture of hers to at least give some money to her coworkers, but she shouldn't have to. After the inital splurge on a house, cars, education for the kids and investments, you're going to wish you had the extra millions or so.

 

[nateholtrop]

it was thrown out

nate

 

[The Wildcard]

Hmm at my office, when we play the California Lottery, we pay one guy to buy like 10 tickets. He then goes and photocopies/shrinks those ten tickets, along with a list of the people who participated and then distributres a copy of that to everybody in the office.

So everybody has a photocopy of a sheet of paper with all of the tickets and a list of particpants.

 

[Cooltech2k]

LMAO... THe Possibility of that was brought up in the group buy threads here.....

 

[veryape]

Supposedly they can prove through lottery records that they did indeed buy 190 seperate tickets and a couple minutes later bought twenty more for themselves and the winner was among the group they bought for themselves.