With more than $2 billion up for grabs in lottery jackpots, lotto fever has taken hold in offices across the country.
But the question is - should you join your office pool and risk legal hassels later if you and your coworkers hit it big?
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Experts offer a few tips to keep everything right. First, put everything in writing such as the names of everyone who has paid to participate.
Assign a pool leader to keep track of the money and possible winnings. Make photocopies of the tickets for each pool member and keep the group consistent.
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One last thing, don't add more people if you roll over a small amount of winnings to buy more tickets.
The Mega Millions jackpot is a record $1.6 billion for Tuesday's drawing, and the Powerball jackpot is an estimated $620 million for Wednesday.