# Shocking!: woman claims winning lotto ticket not part of office pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697 "2012-04-03T15:41:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/81 "2012-04-07T12:01:34Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Most people wouldn’t go round breaking into office cabinets in the off chance there is a winning lotto ticket inside. Oh sure. Now you tell me. What couldn’t you have mentioned this, like 25 years ago and saved me a hell of a lot of work? ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/82 "2012-04-08T10:01:47Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > One thing that puzzles me is why a woman who works at McDonald’s would hire a lawyer if she doesn’t have the winning ticket. He probably makes more per hour than she makes all week. He probably called her. He is (was) probably hoping to cash in on being her lawyer once she became mega-rich. Since she appears to have made it all up (right? I’m not sure but it sounds like she may have just wanted attention), I think he might be out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/83 "2012-04-09T17:06:01Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > “God shows his contempt for money by the people he gives it to” This is one of the single greatest bits of wisdom I’ve ever seen or heard in my life. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/84 "2012-04-09T17:26:40Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > This is one of the single greatest bits of wisdom I’ve ever seen or heard in my life. Thank you. It’s a cute saying, but not true. Look at Abraham, Lot, Solomon, David, Job, Noah, Boaz, etc., etc. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/85 "2012-04-09T18:04:24Z")
The first rule of SDMB improv is “no, actually…” ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/86 "2012-04-09T18:21:03Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > It’s a cute saying, but not true. Look at Abraham, Lot, Solomon, David, Job, Noah, Boaz, etc., etc. If David or Lot were historical, they were kind of dicks. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/87 "2012-04-09T19:26:35Z")
> [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](#): > > Well, apparently she [lost](http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11049946-self-declared-mega-millions-winner-mirlande-wilson-i-lost-the-ticket) the ticket. :dubious: Hamburgler strikes again! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/88 "2012-04-09T23:41:25Z")
Oh boy, another winner has stepped forward! The article doesn’t say if this person has a ticket or not: > **[Maryland winner steps forward to claim share of Mega Millions jackpot | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/us/maryland-lottery-winner/index.html)** > > The holder of one of three winning tickets in a record $656 million Mega Millions drawing has come forward, Maryland Lottery says. ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/89 "2012-04-10T14:49:42Z")
Our long national nightmare is over. [The winners with the Maryland ticket have been confirmed.](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/04/3-maryland-public-school-workers-to-share-big-lottery-prize/1) > [@](#): > > Three public school system employees – two teachers and one in an administrative post – are Maryland’s big winners of the Mega Millions lottery and will split more than $105 million after taxes. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697/90 "2012-04-10T15:30:44Z")
That’s dumb. If you split it \*before \*taxes, you get more! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697.md?page=4)