Maryland Mega Millions winner already in pool dispute

Apr 2, 2012, 9:59 am (106 comments)

Mega Millions

Says $105M is all hers; McDonald's workers say it's theirs

Mega Millions mania has plunged a Maryland McDonald's into a bubbling cauldron of controversy hotter than a deep-fried apple pie.

Workers at the fast-food joint who pooled their cash for tickets are furious at a colleague who claims she won with a ticket she bought for herself and has no intention of sharing.

"We had a group plan, but I went and played by myself. [The 'winning' ticket] wasn't on the group plan," McDonald's "winner" Mirlande Wilson 37, told The Post yesterday, insisting she alone bought one of the three tickets nationwide that will split a record $656 million payout.

"I was in the group, but this was separate. The winning ticket was a separate ticket," the single mother of seven said as she and her fiancé left her home in the squalid Westport neighborhood to attend church.

The Haitian immigrant refused to show what she said was the winning ticket, claiming she had it hidden in another location and would present it to lottery officials today.

Pressed as the day went on, she became more cagey.

"I don't know if I won. Some of the numbers were familiar. I recognized some of [them]," she said. "I don't know why" people are saying differently. "I'm going to go to the lottery office [today]. I bought some tickets separately."

With winning tickets also sold in Illinois and Kansas, a single Maryland winner would get an after-tax lump sum of $105 million, or $5.59 million a year for 26 years.

If Wilson won, and if it was with a pooled work ticket, the situation would be shockingly similar to that of New Jersey lottery louse Americo Lopes, who tried to screw five former colleagues after hitting a $24 million jackpot before a jury ordered him to spread the wealth.

Wilson's co-workers — who make little more than $7.50 an hour — are sizzling with anger over the notion.

"She can' t do this to us!" said Suleiman Osman Husein, a shift manager and one of 15 members in the pool. "We each paid $5. She took everybody's money!"

A man identifying himself as the boyfriend of a McDonald's manager named Layla, who was part of the pool, said Wilson bought tickets for the group at the 7-Eleven in Milford Mill, where the winning ticket was sold.

The group's tickets — along with a list of those who contributed to the pool — were left in an office safe at the burger joint, said the man, who gave only his first name, Allen, as he stood next to Layla. She declined to comment.

Then, late Friday, before the night's drawing, the owner of the McDonald's, Birul Desai, gave Wilson $5 to buy more tickets for the pool on her way home from work, and she went back to the 7-Eleven and bought them, Allen said.

Wilson took those tickets home with her, Allen said.

But Wilson insisted yesterday that she had bought the second batch with an unidentified pal — not for the pool — and that the winning ticket was among them.

A day earlier, a delirious Wilson had called co-workers to break the news — tellingly used the first-person singular.

"I won! I won!" she cried, Allen said.

Another colleague, Davon Wilson, no relation, said he was there when Mirlande Wilson called.

"She said, 'Turn on the news.' She said she had won. I thought it was a joke or something. She doesn't seem like a person who'd do this," he said.

Allan said he and Layla went to Wilson's home and pounded on the door for 20 minutes until she finally came out.

"These people are going to kill you. It's not worth your life!" Allen said he told her.

"All right! All right! I'll share, but I can't find the ticket right now," she finally said, according to Allen.

Yohannes Michael, a clerk at the 7-Eleven where Wilson bought the tickets, expressed doubts about her story when he said yesterday that lottery officials have reviewed the store's video and believe that a man bought the winning ticket. Lottery rep Carole Everett would not confirm that.

Reached at his Fairfax, Va., home, Desai, the McDonald's owner, declined to comment except to say, "It's all bulls--t, if you ask me. It's speculation."

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Comments

dpoly1's avatardpoly1

Never ever play in a LOTTERY POOL!

If you want to play in a pool, purchase one after you win!

She had the option to be anonymous!

Nikkicute's avatarNikkicute

Just like the story of the women who wanted her husbands lottery money only to find out he did

not win, I will treat this story the same. Until she turns in the ticket with the winning numbers I

won't believe a word of this, they never should have printed this story in the first place!!

mnsweeps

I always play in a small pool and I am the pool caption. I buy the tickets and scan and email it to the group. That way there is a timestamp and everyone knows the ticket numbers. I can buy as much as I want on my own ...No issues there..

New York's avatarNew York

Oh boy, here come's another dispute over who gets the wealth. If that lady, won, she should get stripped of her money because she's acting GREEDY like a mother (watch your mouth)

SergeM's avatarSergeM

Quote: Originally posted by dpoly1 on Apr 2, 2012

Never ever play in a LOTTERY POOL!

If you want to play in a pool, purchase one after you win!

She had the option to be anonymous!

I organized pools. Too often the pool organizer is blamed.

JAP69's avatarJAP69

It seems that a lot of legal disputes involve the sole winner of the prize claim they purchased the winning ticket for them self when they were the designated person to buy the tickets for the pool.

What are the odds of that?

mcginnin56

Quote: Originally posted by JAP69 on Apr 2, 2012

It seems that a lot of legal disputes involve the sole winner of the prize claim they purchased the winning ticket for them self when they were the designated person to buy the tickets for the pool.

What are the odds of that?

Better than average I would say.   Yes Nod

Mil$Winner!'s avatarMil$Winner!

Elaborate April Fool's Joke perhaps...

mcginnin56

Quote: Originally posted by Mil$Winner! on Apr 2, 2012

Elaborate April Fool's Joke perhaps...

On a much larger scale than normal. That would be the ultimate April Fool's Joke.  LOL

LottoGuyBC's avatarLottoGuyBC

Quote: Originally posted by dpoly1 on Apr 2, 2012

Never ever play in a LOTTERY POOL!

If you want to play in a pool, purchase one after you win!

She had the option to be anonymous!

I Agree!  I say NO to the Lottery Pool @ work

JoeBigLotto's avatarJoeBigLotto

I think she has to share it .its a mcdonald happy $1 meal for christ sake. If she doesn't they should put her in deep frier well done extra crispy to go.lol even mcdonald clown is crying now for this crap that could have been  good publicity.That's my best opinion.thank you all

New York's avatarNew York

Man F that shiz. She didn't win anything. She just messing with our heads saying she has the ticket when in reality she doesn't.

Todd's avatarTodd

According to the MD Lottery, the winning ticket in Maryland was a single Quick Pick - not a $5 ticket.  So I'm not sure how much of this story is true.  We'll just have to keep following it.  Sometimes these things have turned out to be false in the past.

New York's avatarNew York

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Apr 2, 2012

According to the MD Lottery, the winning ticket in Maryland was a single Quick Pick - not a $5 ticket.  So I'm not sure how much of this story is true.  We'll just have to keep following it.  Sometimes these things have turned out to be false in the past.

Yeah, absolutely. This story is really bogus, imo. We'll just have to keep following but I'm pretty sure that she does not have anything. She seemed so uncerain saying the numbers look familiar. Well, that just doesn't cut it. Sometimes the media overexaggerates things.

 

(excuse my spelling, tired to proof-read)

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

No matter what happens out of this entire fiasco.......We all can take a valuable lesson or two when it comes to winning the lottery....."Pools with no rules are for fools".......Trying to fix misspoken claims is like pushing a snowball down the side of a mountain on a warm day

JoeBigLotto's avatarJoeBigLotto

Here is the problem she took the group ticket home without authorization and now she is saying the group ticket is the lossing ticket and that the winning ticket is personal. Well if you can walk to 7-eleven to buy it you should be able to walk back to mcdonald to put it in the safe b4 the draw so there won't be any conflict of interest. And why did the group trust her she doesn't look like an angel.lol

Seattlejohn

There is such an easy way to play a work lotto pool that would avoid all this potential lying and deceipt:

1)  Each person who plays in that individual lotto pool must sign a group pool signup form every time they play the pool.  No signature, no pool entry, no exceptions.  The lotto pool form is to spell out all of the rules for playing in that pool.

2)  All pool lottery tickets are to be bought the day before the drawing, no exceptions.  Tickets are to be bought at the same time each drawing, so players know they have a deadline they must meet.  If someone wants to join the pool after the tickets are bought or the day of the drawing, they have to wait until next drawing.

3)  Make a copy of the pool tickets & distribute a set of them to all members of the pool well before the drawing. 

4)  Keep a copy of the pool entry forms & tickets for at least 1 year.

5)  Any tickets purchased outside the lotto pool are individual tickets & belong to the person who bought them; they're separate from the pool.  No exceptions.

If pool players would just follow these simple rules, there would be none of this ridiculous winning ticket drama.  Handle this like a business & it'll never be a problem.

Nikkicute's avatarNikkicute

Quote: Originally posted by JoeBigLotto on Apr 2, 2012

Here is the problem she took the group ticket home without authorization and now she is saying the group ticket is the lossing ticket and that the winning ticket is personal. Well if you can walk to 7-eleven to buy it you should be able to walk back to mcdonald to put it in the safe b4 the draw so there won't be any conflict of interest. And why did the group trust her she doesn't look like an angel.lol

Let's not judge someone on how honest they may or may not be based on looks alone, thats really

foolish!!

RedStang's avatarRedStang

If this turns out fake, that's a really heartless joke to play on your co-workers. I'm sure shes unemployed already. This is why i demand copies in our pool. Her manager should of known this.

louise black

Quote: Originally posted by mnsweeps on Apr 2, 2012

I always play in a small pool and I am the pool caption. I buy the tickets and scan and email it to the group. That way there is a timestamp and everyone knows the ticket numbers. I can buy as much as I want on my own ...No issues there..

I too was in a lottery pool years back  and was the one to buy the tickets . I also would purchase my own tickets. However, I made copies of all the tickets and gave them to the members The tickets was left in the safe at the school. There was many ways to make a different  in your personal tickets even the agent.Maybe she should have purchase her own from a different place.Yes Nod

JoeBigLotto's avatarJoeBigLotto

Quote: Originally posted by Nikkicute on Apr 2, 2012

Let's not judge someone on how honest they may or may not be based on looks alone, thats really

foolish!!

What you mean don't judge by looks .when I go to mcdonald to eat my food should be fine like there posted pictures says. And I should have a smiley face on my way out.so looks is everything lol

benir4u's avatarbenir4u

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Apr 2, 2012

According to the MD Lottery, the winning ticket in Maryland was a single Quick Pick - not a $5 ticket.  So I'm not sure how much of this story is true.  We'll just have to keep following it.  Sometimes these things have turned out to be false in the past.

Todd, I agree, but he (Allen) said that he gave her $5 to buy more tickets which she took home and didn't bring back the new tickets to be put in the safe with the rest of the tickets.  She could have bought five single tickets which she didn't bring back to the Mcdonalds safe, I feel that she has to share the money because she can't prove otherwise because she didn't bring the tickets back to the safe with the other tickets.

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Apr 2, 2012

According to the MD Lottery, the winning ticket in Maryland was a single Quick Pick - not a $5 ticket.  So I'm not sure how much of this story is true.  We'll just have to keep following it.  Sometimes these things have turned out to be false in the past.

I Agree!  Todd, the video shows a man purchasing the ticket now this man could be her 'fiance' however she said said she bought the ticket.... this story is very confusing to me... Crazy

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Quote: Originally posted by benir4u on Apr 2, 2012

Todd, I agree, but he (Allen) said that he gave her $5 to buy more tickets which she took home and didn't bring back the new tickets to be put in the safe with the rest of the tickets.  She could have bought five single tickets which she didn't bring back to the Mcdonalds safe, I feel that she has to share the money because she can't prove otherwise because she didn't bring the tickets back to the safe with the other tickets.

good point benThumbs Up, for her sake hopefully she has a $5 ticket that she bought right after work if not she is headed for a long leagal battle.

What get's me is the 7-11 clerk said that the lottery officials reviewed the survelliance video and it shows a man buying the ticket. So let's say (I might be stretching here) that her 'fiance' bought the ticket whose to say the she didn't give him the lotter group money to play with. However she keeps saying 'she bought the ticket.

drama, drama, drama, I need a drink after reading this...LOL...Cheers

y2kjackson

Thats why is never good to play in a lottery pool. Because face value or word of mouth agreement is never good.  Unless there is a written agreement signed by everybody in the pool. Thats why i never play lottery pools.  Written agreements is the best way to prevent things like this from happen. And finally have it notarized and then there will be no disputing.

Grovel's avatarGrovel

This is why everyone should have a list of the numbers they are going to be playing.

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

I really like this part of the story,"Allan said he and Layla went to Wilson's home and pounded on the door for 20 minutes until she finally came out.

"These people are going to kill you. It's not worth your life!" Allen said he told her.

"All right! All right! I'll share, but I can't find the ticket right now," she finally said, according to Allen."

Really ??  REALLY ?? You can't find the ticket right now ?

Then there's this part of the story,
"I don't know if I won. Some of the numbers were familiar. I recognized some of [them]," she said. "I don't know why" people are saying differently. "I'm going to go to the lottery office [today]. I bought some tickets separately."

Is this taxpayer for real ?

She is truly fits the definition of  "gormless"

shelterman

sounds a little shakey to me just be honest and share the wealth if need to be. I look at it this way you still going have more than you had before. sooooooo what,s the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!

winwi5

She may be lying because the lottery office said when they viewed the camera it was a male that purchased the tickets but you never know this is what happens with pools.

You have the one person that will be greedy if she can prove that the boyfriend or husband purchase her tickets seperate then they get nothing it is hard for me to see 15

mcdonald's employees couging up $5.00 a piece they only make $7.50 per hr they have to account for all their money.

y2kjackson

Sounds like of fishy to me too. But if its true that she has the winning ticket and cashes in and don't share. I am willing to bet , she will be a target for the rest of her life.  Also why not share it , its plenty to go around. If the shoe was on the other foot , she would be crying foul as well. Live up to the agreement , be woman about it and do that right thing. Remember the good man above is always watching!

Mil$Winner!'s avatarMil$Winner!

Quote: Originally posted by winwi5 on Apr 2, 2012

She may be lying because the lottery office said when they viewed the camera it was a male that purchased the tickets but you never know this is what happens with pools.

You have the one person that will be greedy if she can prove that the boyfriend or husband purchase her tickets seperate then they get nothing it is hard for me to see 15

mcdonald's employees couging up $5.00 a piece they only make $7.50 per hr they have to account for all their money.

Right, unless you're a teenager living at home, you won't have any disposable income making only $7.50/hr.

I can't understand how she'd be able to support seven children on that income, unless her fianc�e is paid very well or some of her children are adults.

VenomV12

Well that did not take long. 

JoeBigLotto's avatarJoeBigLotto

Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on Apr 2, 2012

good point benThumbs Up, for her sake hopefully she has a $5 ticket that she bought right after work if not she is headed for a long leagal battle.

What get's me is the 7-11 clerk said that the lottery officials reviewed the survelliance video and it shows a man buying the ticket. So let's say (I might be stretching here) that her 'fiance' bought the ticket whose to say the she didn't give him the lotter group money to play with. However she keeps saying 'she bought the ticket.

drama, drama, drama, I need a drink after reading this...LOL...Cheers

You never know she may look like a man on bad camera .lol

Mil$Winner!'s avatarMil$Winner!

Quote: Originally posted by mcginnin56 on Apr 2, 2012

On a much larger scale than normal. That would be the ultimate April Fool's Joke.  LOL

Yeah, maybe the NY Post is getting one over on us...

Or maybe she fooled her coworkers (a little cruel) and the NY Post, which I'd get a big kick out of. I read the NY Post sometimes, but it's kind of a rag lol.

cbr$'s avatarcbr$

Quote: Originally posted by Seattlejohn on Apr 2, 2012

There is such an easy way to play a work lotto pool that would avoid all this potential lying and deceipt:

1)  Each person who plays in that individual lotto pool must sign a group pool signup form every time they play the pool.  No signature, no pool entry, no exceptions.  The lotto pool form is to spell out all of the rules for playing in that pool.

2)  All pool lottery tickets are to be bought the day before the drawing, no exceptions.  Tickets are to be bought at the same time each drawing, so players know they have a deadline they must meet.  If someone wants to join the pool after the tickets are bought or the day of the drawing, they have to wait until next drawing.

3)  Make a copy of the pool tickets & distribute a set of them to all members of the pool well before the drawing. 

4)  Keep a copy of the pool entry forms & tickets for at least 1 year.

5)  Any tickets purchased outside the lotto pool are individual tickets & belong to the person who bought them; they're separate from the pool.  No exceptions.

If pool players would just follow these simple rules, there would be none of this ridiculous winning ticket drama.  Handle this like a business & it'll never be a problem.

I agree with you . The drama stops with rules in place & no exception.I Agree!

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Quote: Originally posted by JoeBigLotto on Apr 2, 2012

You never know she may look like a man on bad camera .lol

LOL...you never know Green laugh

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Quote: Originally posted by Mil$Winner! on Apr 2, 2012

Right, unless you're a teenager living at home, you won't have any disposable income making only $7.50/hr.

I can't understand how she'd be able to support seven children on that income, unless her fianc�e is paid very well or some of her children are adults.

Like I said another post Mil$, if he's the father of her 7 kids he needs to MARRY HER, how can a woman have 7 kids and not be married is just alarming too me.... well at least she's working though..

butch2030's avatarbutch2030

When I ran an office lotto pool. I collected $5.00/person. Had each person sign a sheet next to a number showing everyone that was in the pool for that drawing. Then I would go out & buy the tickets.  Everyone in the pool got copies of the tickets & the number of people who sign the sheet. If you spent $20.00, you had to sign the sheet 4 times.   Once/$5.00.  On the sheet they signed; it had the Grand Prize amount, the date of the drawing and numbers usually 1-100 for those that were in that pool.  Everyone knew that if your name wasn't on the sheet & you didn't have copies of the numbers, you were not in that Lotto drawing.  If we had 100 numbers with signatures, Everyone that signed the sheet  had copies of the $500 dollars worth of tickets prior to the actual drawings.  No questions, No problems, Everyone was happy.  Every number on the sheet received  received equal shares.  Our Big Pool didn't start until the jackpot got over 100 Mil.

Mil$Winner!'s avatarMil$Winner!

Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on Apr 2, 2012

Like I said another post Mil$, if he's the father of her 7 kids he needs to MARRY HER, how can a woman have 7 kids and not be married is just alarming too me.... well at least she's working though..

Agreed! I don't say because I want to impose my values on other people [though I can't see myself having that many kids PERIOD, much less unmarried].

One person raising seven kids just isn't feasible logistically. People of every moral persuasion should be able to agree with that.

JavaJay 123

Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on Apr 2, 2012

LOL...you never know Green laugh

LoL. I Agree!

Her story sounds fishy.  My buddy said his family in MD said via Facebook that their neighbor won.

And he don't look like her...

VenomV12

Todd should really sell a downloadable form with instructions on how to run a proper lottery pool. This would probably help a lot of people.

winwi5

Lottery pools can be good and sometimes they can be a bad thing  had to learn the hard way 8yrs ago pooling with 5 co-workers and i picked all the numbers.

We had no agreement nothing the 1 co-worker purchased 25 tickets because we put in $5 a piece we won $100,000.00 and this girl just act's a fool well i don't

blame the co-wrokers because my mom and my boyfriend was upset and my boyfriend threaten her and her husband needless to say i never got any money

the co-worker was treating 2 other girls out to eat, she quit the job and her and her husband was fighting over the money it is gone all $68,000.00 of it after taxes

I saw this girl at the karaoke bar she is broke and she had the nerve to speak i rolled my eyes so hard the dj was shocked and ask me what happen when i told him he said

I understand i would be mad to.

y2kjackson

Or don't play at all! People should realize what they are getting themselves into if they don't understand the rules or group play. My co-workers ask me to play in their pool , but i always refuse. When it comes that type of money riding on the line , can me greedy . I just don't like sharing that type of amount of money. Just take it for what its worth

rad242

I think she mispoke out of excitement thinking that her personal numbers came. In response, the lottery pool members exploded in anger and now she's too embarressed to say she didn't win a crap. It probably was a combination that seemed similar to hers and before being smart and checking it 10 times she started making phone calls. To me it's the only thing that makes sense. The guy that bought winning ticket is the winner who probably doesn't know her from Eve!

 

We'll all have to wait and see.

kyokushin187's avatarkyokushin187

Quote: Originally posted by winwi5 on Apr 2, 2012

Lottery pools can be good and sometimes they can be a bad thing  had to learn the hard way 8yrs ago pooling with 5 co-workers and i picked all the numbers.

We had no agreement nothing the 1 co-worker purchased 25 tickets because we put in $5 a piece we won $100,000.00 and this girl just act's a fool well i don't

blame the co-wrokers because my mom and my boyfriend was upset and my boyfriend threaten her and her husband needless to say i never got any money

the co-worker was treating 2 other girls out to eat, she quit the job and her and her husband was fighting over the money it is gone all $68,000.00 of it after taxes

I saw this girl at the karaoke bar she is broke and she had the nerve to speak i rolled my eyes so hard the dj was shocked and ask me what happen when i told him he said

I understand i would be mad to.

wow! that's what I call run on paragraphs.(denzel training day voice) BREATH DAWG!next time try using a couple of commas,it won't hurt.I promise.

Ahkenaten

Too funny!

tryintohit's avatartryintohit

This is why I SHOULD HAVE WON!!Thud

maximumfun's avatarmaximumfun

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Apr 2, 2012

According to the MD Lottery, the winning ticket in Maryland was a single Quick Pick - not a $5 ticket.  So I'm not sure how much of this story is true.  We'll just have to keep following it.  Sometimes these things have turned out to be false in the past.

No matter what... it's obvious that the media is GEARED UP for some serious drama.

maximumfun's avatarmaximumfun

Quote: Originally posted by Seattlejohn on Apr 2, 2012

There is such an easy way to play a work lotto pool that would avoid all this potential lying and deceipt:

1)  Each person who plays in that individual lotto pool must sign a group pool signup form every time they play the pool.  No signature, no pool entry, no exceptions.  The lotto pool form is to spell out all of the rules for playing in that pool.

2)  All pool lottery tickets are to be bought the day before the drawing, no exceptions.  Tickets are to be bought at the same time each drawing, so players know they have a deadline they must meet.  If someone wants to join the pool after the tickets are bought or the day of the drawing, they have to wait until next drawing.

3)  Make a copy of the pool tickets & distribute a set of them to all members of the pool well before the drawing. 

4)  Keep a copy of the pool entry forms & tickets for at least 1 year.

5)  Any tickets purchased outside the lotto pool are individual tickets & belong to the person who bought them; they're separate from the pool.  No exceptions.

If pool players would just follow these simple rules, there would be none of this ridiculous winning ticket drama.  Handle this like a business & it'll never be a problem.

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.  And with the copies of the tickets was sent out a THIS IS THE FINAL LOTTERY FOR THE GROUP notice... which included the fact that the pool was dissolved and defunct as of the date of the drawing of these tickets.

Boy was the 'loud-mouth' angry... but since we had nothing in place that said the 'money-collector' could NOT do that... that is what the balance of us decided was the smartest thing to do.  and we also made sure that NONE of us played ANYTHING for 3 months afterwards.

mcginnin56

Quote: Originally posted by Mil$Winner! on Apr 2, 2012

Yeah, maybe the NY Post is getting one over on us...

Or maybe she fooled her coworkers (a little cruel) and the NY Post, which I'd get a big kick out of. I read the NY Post sometimes, but it's kind of a rag lol.

A "rag" would deserve a good spoof like this.   Green laugh

JavaJay 123

Quote: Originally posted by maximumfun on Apr 2, 2012

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.  And with the copies of the tickets was sent out a THIS IS THE FINAL LOTTERY FOR THE GROUP notice... which included the fact that the pool was dissolved and defunct as of the date of the drawing of these tickets.

Boy was the 'loud-mouth' angry... but since we had nothing in place that said the 'money-collector' could NOT do that... that is what the balance of us decided was the smartest thing to do.  and we also made sure that NONE of us played ANYTHING for 3 months afterwards.

Maximumfun.  Where I am, we have a 2 week pool with a sign up list and rules, etc.

My pool rules may seem a bit too much, but I hope they save us when the pool wins.

I list them every two weeks in my blog for the current two week period.

This way it keeps potential problems and disputes to a minimum.

mcginnin56

Quote: Originally posted by kyokushin187 on Apr 2, 2012

wow! that's what I call run on paragraphs.(denzel training day voice) BREATH DAWG!next time try using a couple of commas,it won't hurt.I promise.

Idea

OldSchoolPa's avatarOldSchoolPa

If she is telling the truth, this is everything I hoped would happen if I wasn't the winner.  Classic!

time*treat's avatartime*treat

Quote: Originally posted by maximumfun on Apr 2, 2012

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.  And with the copies of the tickets was sent out a THIS IS THE FINAL LOTTERY FOR THE GROUP notice... which included the fact that the pool was dissolved and defunct as of the date of the drawing of these tickets.

Boy was the 'loud-mouth' angry... but since we had nothing in place that said the 'money-collector' could NOT do that... that is what the balance of us decided was the smartest thing to do.  and we also made sure that NONE of us played ANYTHING for 3 months afterwards.

[S]ince the pool was created 'it" created a presumed sharing...

Recently, someone here posted a similar point of view regarding the pool they are part of.

There are probably many pools out there where at least one member feels this same way (it only takes one troublemaker) but hasn't made their move, yet.

Nikkicute's avatarNikkicute

Quote: Originally posted by OldSchoolPa on Apr 2, 2012

If she is telling the truth, this is everything I hoped would happen if I wasn't the winner.  Classic!

I'm not a sore loser, so I wouldn't wish this on anybody if I didn't win.

Things like this are such a headace! Still waiting to see if she really is a winner or not.

No lottery pool for me ever!!

Cletu$2's avatarCletu$2

Could be she heard that someone from Maryland won 1/3 of the jackpot (like we all did) and decided to play a practical joke on her co-workers.Yesterday WAS April Fools Day,after all.

Lucky SOB

 mcdonalds must be happy to be getting all this free publicity

rad242

Quote: Originally posted by Cletu$2 on Apr 2, 2012

Could be she heard that someone from Maryland won 1/3 of the jackpot (like we all did) and decided to play a practical joke on her co-workers.Yesterday WAS April Fools Day,after all.

I missed that angle - lol.

 

How would the other members of the pool not know what combinations are in play? Do they play Quick Picks for each draw? If that's the case, I would insist on having scanned copies of the tickets with the originals in the safe at work!

 

Of course, I only pool with my imaginary friend and he knows better than to pull a stunt like that!

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Glad that lady doesnt take my order ...might end up with extra ketchup on my apple pie !!!!  Thud

rad242

Reached at his Fairfax, Va., home, Desai, the McDonald's owner, declined to comment except to say, "It's all bulls--t, if you ask me. It's speculation."

 

 

 

That sums it up!

kalusha

haha exactly! what is this world coming up to..if she was sent to go and buy the pool tickets does not matter if she bought one for herself but the pool ticket was the most important thing and thats what people know about. If she did not want to be part she shouldnt have participated with the group. All of this dispute would not have emerged. Really this is pure greedy and i hope it is an april fools joke.

louise black

Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on Apr 2, 2012

Like I said another post Mil$, if he's the father of her 7 kids he needs to MARRY HER, how can a woman have 7 kids and not be married is just alarming too me.... well at least she's working though..

This is suppose to be about the lottery, what her personal life have to do with this, especially her having kids at least she's working these dirt poor  jobs that out there now at she wasn't  on assistance . I bet there something said about that .Did I read wrong I thought she was the manager or owner of that McDonald  and that pays a little more than the average worker.Yes Nod

louise black

Quote: Originally posted by VenomV12 on Apr 2, 2012

Well that did not take long. 

WHAT?Shocked

Kafeero

but the whole story does no add upp.... how comes the pool asked her to buy extra tickets late and never told her to bring back the tickets where they normally keep them?

ladygirl99's avatarladygirl99

Quote: Originally posted by mnsweeps on Apr 2, 2012

I always play in a small pool and I am the pool caption. I buy the tickets and scan and email it to the group. That way there is a timestamp and everyone knows the ticket numbers. I can buy as much as I want on my own ...No issues there..

Yeah My husband does this as well, He plays the numbers one week and the next co worker do it the next week. Scan copies and give each one the copy of the tickets, I will never go on anyone's word smh!!

bigboy90000

This is one person I hope loses it all.You can almost tell she will squander it .It hasnt been a week and she is already claiming it without consulting lawyers or financial advisors.Sad to say but she will be in the news for all the wrong reasons.

bigboy90000

Lol also Maryland is one of the few states that let you claim withou giving your name out.Sounds like she is stupid and full of drama.

dallascowboyfan's avatardallascowboyfan

Louise, it is about the lottery however she put her business out there when she chose to go public therefore allowing ALL her business to be discussed. It is alarming too me that ANY WOMAN will have seven(7) kids & not be married, however I did also state that aleast she was/is working. I also said that if her "fiance" did buy the ticket that he needs to marry her especially if he is the father her children.

From what I read she was not the manager.....

Mil$Winner!'s avatarMil$Winner!

Quote: Originally posted by bigboy90000 on Apr 2, 2012

Lol also Maryland is one of the few states that let you claim withou giving your name out.Sounds like she is stupid and full of drama.

Agreed, she could have claimed anonymously and not said a word, which is another reason it sounds fishy.

If I had won in Maryland, no one would know or even suspect it until they realized I took a six month vacation. Dance

Carl8080

I don't play pool at the office, but aren't pools supposed to be signed into a document to make them a legal bidden contract? My question is  if I play 10 bucks wouldn't some coworkers claim that I was part of a pool?

Simba774

Do not, not, not, not play lottery pools and if you do, please make copies, send out emails. Hell, even take a picture of the pool tickets in the store. The only ones who are going to win in this case is the lawyers! If she cannot prove it was a personal ticket her best out is to settle. She's going be angry and hurt if she is telling truth, but she doesn't have proof. My winning ticket is going to be just that, mine.

NoShame's avatarNoShame

Quote: Originally posted by Kafeero on Apr 2, 2012

but the whole story does no add upp.... how comes the pool asked her to buy extra tickets late and never told her to bring back the tickets where they normally keep them?

Yeah that part confuses me too especially when she was given $5 to buy "on her way home".  It was a last minute purchase doomed to disaster since they were never brought back to the safe.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if once this lady finds her "missing" winning ticket we find out it's not the winning ticket at all?  I can't believe she's claiming to have won when she doesn't even know herself.

dpoly1's avatardpoly1

This won't happen when I win .............

The only argument will be my wife telling me I can't go shopping ! LOL

Dance

cartman2478

Either this woman is a complete and total idiot, given that you can claim anonimously in MD or it is a hoax

 

One theory coud be that she purchased the $5 ticket for the pool and picked up a $1 QP for herself at the same time, this would be more in line with the official word from the MD State Lottery Officials

If this is the case she could easily show the $5 pool ticket along with the $1 QP ticket to prove that she is in fact the owner of the winning ticket

Would the office pool still be able to lay claim to the winning ticket if she produced both and the $5 and $1 tickets? I would assume this would give her a lot more of a legal leg to stand on. If she cannot produce 2 tickets I think she is in for a long legal battle which will end with her splitting the winnings with her co-workers.

 

Bottom line, pretty pathetic that a once in a lifetime "gift" is turning into a 3 ring media circus fueled by greed...interested to see how this all shakes out

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