A boss at a western Sydney factory claims his colleagues are trying to rob him of his share in a $40 million Powerball jackpot he says was won by a syndicate with a ticket he bought.
Brendon King, who is a senior manager at Liverpool-based cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, said he paid for the ticket that saw a syndicate of his 14 co-workers win the $40,445,165 prize, The Daily Telegraph reports.
The winnings are due to be paid out on Thursday but Mr King and his lawyers are seeking to halt the awarding of the prize.
“We are requesting that Oz Lotteries doesn’t pay any of the winnings to the registered holder of the winning ticket, while it is unclear who was a part of the syndicate and who wasn’t,” Shine Lawyers NSW Commercia…
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