5 Elderly Black Men who won lotto years

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lilwil — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:39:51 GMT

A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. The purchasing persons were taxi cab drivers from Africa living in Atlanta. If I remember correctly, the case was settled earlier this year(2004).I believe that the judgement was for all to share an equal amount minus attorney fees. (dont know how much)Also, there were five drivers that were on duty the night the ticket was purchased and six others that had been excluded since they were not present to contribute their portion. Hope this was of... [ More ]

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Blackie — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:57:25 GMT

Not sure but I think that happened in North Carolina where they bought tickets from Virginia. I dont recall the outcome but it sounds like the same incident.If not there was more than once that has happened.

5 Elderly Black Men who won lotto years

ThinkBig — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:57:04 GMT

ago in NEW JERSY (about 7 or 8 years ago), I think....Does anyone remember this story? It was all over the news about the public dispute these elderly men had over the lottery. Four of the men said that all five of them always played the lotto together and agreed to split it if they ever won. The oldest of the old men went and purchased the tickets on this day and when the numbers came up, he himself went and claimed the jackpot and the others new nothing until they saw him on tv claiming the p... [ More ]