Office lottery pool wins $61.5M Powerball jackpot

Comment #11

PrisonerSix — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:33:10 GMT

I've been running a Lotto and Powerball pool at my office for a few years and the last few rounds, we've won some small amounts, like $3, $4, $7, etc, which I usually put into more tickets. Last night we won $3. The fact we keep winning these small amounts is in my opinion, a good sign. Who knows, we may be next

Comment #10

tnlotto1 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:26:41 GMT

that advice sounds all washed up justx but maybe im wrong and she will soak up your advice like a sponge.

Comment #9

justxploring — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:23:30 GMT

it took the group 10 yrs to win!!! I'm in so many pools right now...I should be wrinkled.

Stay in the pools. You might win with one of them. If you run out of money, maybe someone can float you a loan. (groan

Comment #8

Palmmer — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:20:07 GMT

I'm very happy for the NuKote22 ladies. It was so much fun to watch Louisville TV news coverage about their win.

I wish I could get in on a good pool like that. Congratulations to the winners

Comment #7

ConstantlyB — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:56:43 GMT

it took the group 10 yrs to win!!! I'm in so many pools right now...I should be wrinkled. Work pool, family pool, girlfriends pool....one of them has to pay off ..I hope sooner than later.

I'm waiting for the night when I can ring the phone off the hook of my contact person and say.........................we on the road right now!!!

Seriously......I feel better whenever it's a group of people that win. I know it was a blessing for many of them ...and it fell....right on time.

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Comment #6

justxploring — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:02:35 GMT

I agree, although you don't know if that's the reason she didn't participate. Some people just don't believe in buying lottery tickets because it's a form of gambling or maybe she felt it was against her religious convictions. Also many people don't want to get involved in an office pool, although it only increases your chance of winning something, in my opinion.

A company pool here in Naples last week won a nice size jackpot. It was $52M but 4 players hit it, so they got 1/4 of the $52M.... [ More ]

Comment #5

dutchesskitty — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:55:02 GMT

The lottery commition will be glad to hear this:

That poor woman that didnt play ... just made me scared of NOT playing.

To sleep per chance to dream ?

To play Per chance to win! and to dream till i win

Comment #4

JackpotWanna — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:43:19 GMT

Dreams can come true. WTG

Comment #3

Guru101 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:47:02 GMT

I know. She must be sick to her stomach right now. For someone who keeps refusing to play because they think it will never happen, and then it does, that must be devastating. Even at $800,000, that's still enough to pay off a house, loans, credit card bills, and your kids' college education. She must have felt very left out while she was working and everybody else was celebrating. Tsk tsk tsk.

Comment #2

dutchesskitty — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:34:59 GMT

Im so happy for them... i live in Kentucky... im glad someone here won ( too bad it wasnt me) But i do work simular to those ladies... good to see hard working people get it.

( im sorry i hate to hear about someone already well off getting it)

Since they will get $800,000+ each, that will help a lot. I love that they pooled money ahead and and former employees got to win as well.

Who i feel bad for is the one that never joined in. I bet we wouldnt hear horror stories about the win... [ More ]

Comment #1

AuntiePat — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:27:06 GMT

What a great story.

Congratulations to the Nukote22

May all the stories emanating from this group in the future be happy ones

Office lottery pool wins $61.5M Powerball jackpot

Lottery Post — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:16:40 GMT

After a decade of pitching in a dollar a week, a Powerball office pool paid off in a huge way yesterday for 22 Kentuckians.

The group of current and former employees of a Bardstown business claimed the $61.5 million Powerball jackpot yesterday afternoon after making their way to Louisville in a white SUV limousine.

When a lady at the lottery claim window asked Jane Shelver if she could help her with something, Shelver's response came quickly and enthusiastically.

You certainly can, S... [ More ]