19 Bell Canada employees share $32M, for now

The original 19 claimant received their long deserved money today from the disputed $50 million Lotto Max jackpot from the Dec. 31 draw. The recipients say that receiving the money is a 100 percent dream come true. Two claimant groups from Bell Canada in Scarborough, with a total number of 30 people, agreed to split the winnings 30 ways. However, only the original 19 received their money today. The group of 19 consists of 17 women and 2 men. The 19 co-workers will receive one of 30 shares of the jackpot, totaling 1.66 million dollars each. Along with interest totaling approximately 32 million dollars. The other 11 claimants have to take their dispute to court for the 18 million dollars left. The other 11 employees transferred to Bell in Mississauga, but still feel they deserve their cut even though they were not playing during the winning draw.

I feel that the remaining 11 people should not receive any money unless they had a direct relation with the winning ticket. If they were still involved in the pool that shared the ticket by contributing money for tickets, then they are entitled. If they didn't, I think they deserve nothing.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/938557--19-bell-canada-employees-share-32m-for-now?bn=1