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Twenty-seven coworkers pooled $10 to buy a Powerball ticket after turning an $8 win into a Dec 20 drawing, and they matched all five white balls plus Powerball 20 for a $1 million prize; after 26.75% total taxes they’ll split about $732,500. The ticket was purchased at Speedway in Tallmadge, Ohio; odds were about 1 in 11,688,054. A winner joked they’re glad they didn’t win the larger $1.25 billion, or they might have quit their jobs.
A group of co-workers in Kentucky won a $50,000 lottery prize after their boss, Shelia Colter, gifted them scratch-off tickets for Christmas. Colter had ordered presents online that didn't arrive in time, so she decided to get scratch-offs instead. The group kept playing and eventually won the game's second prize of $50,000. The winnings will be split among the 21 co-workers, with each receiving approximately $1,750. Some employees plan to use the money for Christmas presents and medical expenses.
Paula Dotson of Mocksville, North Carolina, plans to split her $100,000 Powerball prize with her two co-workers, honoring a pact they made 15 years ago. Dotson matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball, winning $50,000, which doubled to $100,000 with the 2X multiplier. After taxes, she took home $71,251 and intends to use her share of the winnings to pay bills and make home repairs.
Nurses on TikTok have shared stories about being reprimanded by their managers after mentioning that money played a factor in why they are nurses. Nurse Alex Kim was called into his boss' office after saying he got the job to make money. Nurse Amirah warns users against speaking with their co-workers, as they can face a similar fate to that experienced by Kim. Users on TikTok shared their thoughts on the topic, with some saying that nursing is a job and it's okay to make money.
A fight between co-workers at VCU Medical Center North Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, resulted in one employee fatally shooting the other. The suspect has been identified as Christopher Boisseau, who has been charged with maliciously shooting within a building. The hospital was briefly locked down during the police response, and a firearm was seized from the scene. The CEO of VCU Health has promised a review of the incident to improve the safety and security of facilities.