http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/38-5-million-lotto-winner-cheated-co-workers-232140371.html
I mean, you realize we check the tickets. lol
I mean, you realize we check the tickets. lol
Lol .. I am surprised he stuck around. He could have gone back to Portugal.http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/38-5-million-lotto-winner-cheated-co-workers-232140371.html
I mean, you realize we check the tickets. lol
Unless he plays the same numbers every time or shows the other players the numbers he played [which he does not seem to have done, otherwise they would have known right away] how could they possible prove this.
If you win the lotto, what is there to stop some coworkers from getting together and making a fake claim. Oh yeah we played together blah blah blah. You can even draw up some fake paperwork and forge a signature. When you are dealing with millions, the potential for fraud goes up a lot. I know if I ever won and some coworkers/friends try that on me, I would want them dead. Literally dead, no joking around. Sadly I am too much of a pussy to act on it, not that it will ever happen.
I would never play with a group. Nor do I ever play multiple draws unless it is the ontario 49 and that is only because I don't want the 50 cents in change back. Increasing my odds of winning from that of being gang raped by aliens to that of being crushed by hippo on a bender does not seem worth it. I play to liven up my dreams of the top prize, I'd rather have no chance of winning 50 million than no chance of winning 5 million.If you play with a group you should always get a copy of the group tickets before the draw. The bar code on a photocopy of the ticket is scannable at the OLG ticket-checker. Check to see if the tickets are winners yourself.
I would never play with a group. Nor do I ever play multiple draws unless it is the ontario 49 and that is only because I don't want the 50 cents in change back. Increasing my odds of winning from that of being gang raped by aliens to that of being crushed by hippo on a bender does not seem worth it. I play to liven up my dreams of the top prize, I'd rather have no chance of winning 50 million than no chance of winning 5 million.
It seems there are enough people out there who don't get a copy of the group tickets and the lotto people/legal system seems to have a bit more sympathy for them then I would. Protecting yourself if you are in a group seems easy enough, but how do you protect yourself when people want to claim there is a group when there was none.
Each to his own I guess. It's always better to play with a group. Slightly better chances and it's cheaper. If you win and even if the share is $1million each, it's still much better than what I have in the bank. Your situation may be different
Yes you should check, but if the original ticket is cashed, then a scanned copy will only say "Paid out" or something like that, but not the amount won (whether free play or $). You'd have to check your #s and website for the winnings, unless you already know what the payout is for the various winning combinations.If you play with a group you should always get a copy of the group tickets before the draw. The bar code on a photocopy of the ticket is scannable at the OLG ticket-checker. Check to see if the tickets are winners yourself.
That's why we're going to win this time Cobster.^^^ that.
Just like Jeffrey Toobin said this morning on CNN, wasn't $4 million enough for the guy? (assuming he wasn't wealthy to begin with)
Group play increases chances and it's cheaper, enough said.
The odds of winning the big one for lotto max is 1 in 28 millionEach to his own I guess. It's always better to play with a group. Slightly better chances and it's cheaper. If you win and even if the share is $1million each, it's still much better than what I have in the bank. Your situation may be different