CHARLOTTE, N.C. — These lotto tickets are making history as the Powerball jackpot grows to $1.4 billion.
Some people are trying to boost their odds by chipping in on the office pool, now that there's a record-breaking amount of money in the pot.
Eyewitness News anchor John Paul met a man with a knack for picking the numbers.
They’ve won several times, one for $10,000 and another for $1 million.
Charles Rush, a man in his 80s, runs Carpet Discount Warehouse in east Charlotte and runs the office lottery pool.
“These all match except for one number,” Rush said. “That one and that's only one number off.”
There are 10 people who throw in $12 every week while Rush spends about two to three hours picking the numbers.
“I took them and put them together. I always put the Powerball in myself. I got a system,” he said.
He sticks with the same numbers every week until they win, and his employees have been happy so far.
They’ve won $70,251 each after taxes were withheld.
Rush said he learned his secret number-picking strategy from his father.
Powerball: Dos, don’ts of joining the office pool
Will you be joining the office pool now that the Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion? ABC News offered four dos and four don'ts on how to run an office pool.
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Dos
- Write a contract. It doesn't need to be a formal, notarized document, according to ABC News. It can be a simple paper with the terms of the pool and everyone's signature. Store the document in a safe place.
- Make sure everyone contributes an equal amount.
- Photocopy the tickets for all participants.
- Make a list of people who opted out of the pool.
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Don'ts
- Do not rely on a verbal contract. Words will not hold up in court, ABC News reports.
- Do not let anyone contribute money on behalf of someone else.
- Do not trust the tickets to interns.
- Do not run multiple pools at once.
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