Recent Lottery Jackpots Reached over One Billion Dollars Spurring Thousands of Lottery Pools
In January last year, a Powerball jackpot actually reached over one billion dollars and that caused a frenzy amongst lottery players. There was no winner for the $1.4 billion jackpot and thousands of people rushed out to buy more tickets, hoping to become America’s next billionaire.
Lottery Pools Becoming More Popular
Though becoming wealthy overnight is everyone’s dream, the odds of winning of a lottery where six numbers are chosen out of 49 numbers, are about one in 14 million. This has caused many people to seek out lottery pools where they work. Imagine winning a big jackpot of $300 million that you only have to split with a dozen other people. It can be the most exciting thing in your life, but there are numerous problems that can arise from lottery pools and people are beginning to realize just how serious these problems can be.
The logistics of running a big lottery pool are complex. First, someone has to buy all those tickets and then take photos and send them to all the players. In one case, employees at a hair salon in Indiana won a large lottery pool but the woman who bought the tickets claimed that the winning ticket was from her personal stash. The women had to go to court to have the matter resolved by a judge, but it does highlight the fact that if you are the “Captain” or “Manager” of a lottery pool, you must take every precaution to do things right or you may be sued by the other members of the pool.
“Our pool plays Powerball and MegaMillions. I need a way to share ticket images with the 70 other members of the pool. The SmartCaptain App is the solution.” Tracy, Missouri
This time last year, the Powerball lottery jackpot went up to $1500 million. People across the country formed pools to buy tickets together, hoping to hit the jackpot and become an instant millionaire.
Once the lottery results are posted, the Manager must check all tickets to see if the group has won any money. After that, they must notify everyone whether they won or not. If the group did win, then the Manager must divide the money and pass out a fair share to each person. Errors in this area can cause arguments among the players that can loom out of control and even break up long-time friendships.
“The SmartCaptain App makes it easy to check your numbers and notify everyone if a ticket has won. It also tells you how much each person won. This can eliminate arguments in the group.” James, Nevada
Let’s face it … though playing the lottery with a group of friends can be fun, the management of a big lottery pool can be a massive responsibility. That’s why the SmartCaptain App is being developed. Though it is several months away from completion, early beta users are saying great things about it. Check out these comments from users:
“We like the app because it suggests numbers for us and we run out of ideas for number combinations.” William, attorney, Chicago
“This app advertises my store and our weekly specials. We get new customers all the time from the SmartCaptain ads.” Brandon, store owner, California
The SmartCaptain App is being developed to help lottery pool managers organize hundreds of members. It will make easy work of being a Lottery Pool Manager. You can check out the website here for previews:
The company released an IOS app for individual lottery players last year and it now ranks in the Top Two apps in the Apple app store. Please check it out: http://lottomonkeyapp.com/
The SmartCaptain App is only a few months away from completion, and the company has had so much excitement surrounding its development that we wanted to let everyone know about its many unique features in advance:
- Manage pools of any size effortlessly
- Find pools near you
- Payment/pay-in tracking
- Ticket image sharing and notification broadcasting
- Ticket scan, number comparison, and price calculation
- Payout management
“I usually only play the lottery by myself but if the app can find lottery pools near me, I would love to join one.” Jordan, lottery fan, New York
Advanced Pool Management
The SmartCaptain app will have tools to help you learn how well the pool has performed, how much money was spent, and how much was earned. It informs you of the person who most often picks winning numbers. Plus, it lets you know what numbers are hot. You can find out this information and a whole lot more with the SmartCaptain app. Watch for it soon at the Apple Store.
— Carolyn
