[ABC] WINNING BIG: BEATING THE ODDS

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WINNING BIG: BEATING THE ODDS     

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS)(OC): In offices all over the country today, people were [1]forming lottery pools, asking, are you in?  Are you in?  After [2]the mega millions jackpot surged to half a billion dollars.  It happened after [3]no one claimed last night's drawing.  But if you're one of those people [4]chipping in with some pals, a dollar and a dream, there's something you should know.  Here is ABC's John Berman to tell you.

JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)(VO): [5]Thinking about diving into that office lottery pool?  Beware, [6]the waters might be more treacherous than you think.

ERIC SHANE (LOTTERY ATTORNEY AT FERRER SHANE): [7]Once a pool wins, money changes a situation, and money changes people, it changes everything.

JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)(VO): Florida attorney Eric Shane has seen so many pool problems, [8]his firm lists "assisting in lottery disputes" as an area of expertise.  Yes, [9]joining forces and buying more tickets can [10]increase your odds of winning.  The problem isn't [11]beating the odds but what happens if you do.  In New Jersey this month, a judge ruled [12]a construction worker cheated his five co-workers out of their share of $39 million mega million jackpot.  [13]To avoid this pool peril, lawyers advise [14]drafting something like a pool pre-nup.

ERIC SHANE (LOTTERY ATTORNEY AT FERRER SHANE): [15]It should be done a certain specific way with [16]identified members of the pool, with identified rules and a game plan of what would happen if you should win.

JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)(VO): Some tips?  Make clear what happens if someone [17]skips a week.  Make copies of the tickets and make a list with everyone's name and how much they contributed.  [18]Sounds like a buzz kill, but [19]pools are not all poison.  In Los Angeles, a group of 16 school workers in a pool won, not once, but twice in less than a year.

LOTTERY WINNER (LOS ANGELES): Exciting.  I'm still in shock.

JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)(VO): [20]They each pocketed more than $700,000.

LOTTERY WINNER (LOS ANGELES): [21]Lightening struck twice here at Bandini Elementary School.

JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)(VO): Yes, in some pools, the water is just fine.  John Berman, ABC News, New York.

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[1] 복권을 공동 구매하다

[2] 메가밀리온 복권 당첨금이 5억 달러로 치솟았다

[3] 지난 주는 당첨되었다고 나선 사람이 없었다

[4] 친구들과 돈을 합쳐 공동 구매하다

[5] 직장 동료들과 같이 복권을 구매할까 생각하고 계시나요?

[6] 당신의 생각보다 그리 순탄치 않을 지도 모른다

[7] 공동 구매가 당첨되면

[8] 그의 회사는 복권 당첨 분쟁 해결 지원도 전문 분야로 정해놓고 있다

[9] 힘을 합쳐서 복권을 더 많이 구매하는 것

[10] 당첨 확률을 높이다

[11] 확률을 높여 당첨되는 것

[12] 한 건설 회사 근로자가 그의 다섯 동료 근로자를 속여서 당첨금 중에서 그들의 몫3천9백만 달러를 가로챘다

[13] 이런 공동 구매 위험성을 피하기 위해

[14] 공동 구매 합의서 같은 것을 작성하기

[15] 어느 정도 구체적으로 작성되어야 한다

[16] 공동 구매 참여 가입자의 신원 확인

[17] 일주일을 건너 뛰다

[18] 기분 잡치게 하는 것으로 들리다

[19] 공동 구매가 모두 좋지 않은 것은 아니다

[20] 그들을 각각 70만 달러 이상을 챙겼다

[21] 번개가 두 번이나 치다