What are some common dissolution plans for lottery pools?

[Mike_25]

Lottery pools often have messy breakups. Common ways to split up after someone wins include “equal share” - everyone gets an equal cut, no questions asked. “Pro-rata” means shares are proportional to buy-in amount. Some pools do “first out, first in” - whoever bought the first and last tickets gets the biggest shares.

Fights also often erupt over unclaimed winnings, unpaid fees, and undocumented side deals. Once emotions start running high and lawyers get involved, the friendships are usually obliterated. That’s why when I play in pools, I always get everything in writing up front to avoid hard feelings later on. After all, lottery winnings may come and go, but a good poker partner is forever.

 

[James108]

One option is for each member of the pool to receive an equal share of the prize. Another option is for the pool to split the prize into equal shares, but to then award bonus shares based on how much each member contributed to the pool.