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Micjones · 01-06-2009, 05:51 PM

So you win a pair of tickets to see the Jayhawks play at the Fieldhouse.
Your first choice cancels on you and you wind up taking another friend to the game.

10 minutes into the contest your shorter friend is having trouble seeing.
They ask to switch seats with you. You oblige.

Another 20 minutes goes by and the booth announcer calls the number of the seat you vacated, for your pal, as the winner of a chance to take home $10,000 by hitting three free throws.

Your tag-along walks onto the court and sinks the three shots.

Are you entitled to a portion of their winnings?
If so, why?

Hootie · 01-06-2009, 05:53 PM

Hell yes.

And $5000...50/50

If your tag-along doesn't split that, he's a piece of shit you shouldn't be associating with.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Hell yes.

And $5000...50/50

If your tag-along doesn't split that, he's a piece of shit you shouldn't be associating with.

Does the fact that you may not have hit those free throws, yourself, come into play?

Hootie · 01-06-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Micjones

Does the fact that you may not have hit those free throws, yourself, come into play?

Nope.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Nope.

Interesting.

So you believe that simply by virtue of having given them the tickets that they owe you a portion of their winnings. And not just a portion, but 50%?

Hootie · 01-06-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Micjones

Interesting.

So you believe that simply by virtue of having given them the tickets that they owe you a portion of their winnings. And not just a portion, but 50%?

I know that, any one of my friends, if given this circumstance, is splitting their winnings 50/50...

You invited the guy, you switched seats with the guy, the guy pays you back by sinking 3 clutch free throws...$5000/$5000

I know that, 100% every time, if I'm the dude that won the 10K I am splitting that with the guy who was nice enough to take me to the game...without him even asking or anything...I hand him the $5000 and say "thanks pal."

**pr_capone** · 01-06-2009, 06:03 PM

I cannot give you an answer without further information.

Are you a notoriously bad shot?

Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since it was your seat to begin with?

Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since they were your tickets to begin with?

If so, then did you make an agreement before hand to split the winnings if all the shots were made?

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If the short friend did not even offer you the opportunity to take the shots... then your short friend is a piece of shit.

If he/she did offer and you declined without coming to some sort of agreement on splitting the winnings, then you should only hope that they are generous enough to split the proceeds with you.

But... if they did not split it with you in some way shape or form, regardless of any previous discussion, I would still label them a piece of shit because they would have never had the opportunity to win that cash if it had not been for you.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-06-2009, 06:10 PM

I've been to one NBA game in my life, while on a business trip to the Bay Area. Decided to go to a Clippers/Lakers game by myself.

Anyway, dude sitting next to me hits a half-court shot at the end of the 1st quarter, won $25K, and bought beer/food for the entire row - for the rest of the game.

Thought that was cool.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

I know that, any one of my friends, if given this circumstance, is splitting their winnings 50/50...

You invited the guy, you switched seats with the guy, the guy pays you back by sinking 3 clutch free throws...$5000/$5000

I know that, 100% every time, if I'm the dude that won the 10K I am splitting that with the guy who was nice enough to take me to the game...without him even asking or anything...I hand him the $5000 and say "thanks pal."

Let's say it wasn't someone you were so closely attached to.
Say it was a co-worker...

Hootie · 01-06-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Micjones

Let's say it wasn't someone you were so closely attached to.
Say it was a co-worker...

I'm doing it no matter what...

Someone takes you to the game and gives you their seat and it results in you winning $10K...I think it's only right to share that.

Of course, outside of this board, I'm a pretty generous person so who knows what the majority thinks...but I'm giving half every time.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

I cannot give you an answer without further information.

Are you a notoriously bad shot?

Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since it was your seat to begin with?

Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since they were your tickets to begin with?

If so, then did you make an agreement before hand to split the winnings if all the shots were made?

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If the short friend did not even offer you the opportunity to take the shots... then your short friend is a piece of shit.

If he/she did offer and you declined without coming to some sort of agreement on splitting the winnings, then you should only hope that they are generous enough to split the proceeds with you.

But... if they did not split it with you in some way shape or form, regardless of any previous discussion, I would still label them a piece of shit because they would have never had the opportunity to win that cash if it had not been for you.

Let us say, for argument's sake, that your friend couldn't defer the shots at the charity stripe for your benefit.

**The Franchise** · 01-06-2009, 06:15 PM

He owes you but I don't think I'd go with half.

Anywhere between 25-30% of the winnings is a decent amount. It was his talent that won the money.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

I'm doing it no matter what...

Someone takes you to the game and gives you their seat and it results in you winning $10K...I think it's only right to share that.

Of course, outside of this board, I'm a pretty generous person so who knows what the majority thinks...but I'm giving half every time.

You're a great guy then Hootie.
I admire that in you.

I've posed this question to several people and many of them only do so on certain conditions.

Some believe that nothing is owed to the ticket-giver because that person may not have been able to make those shots.

Some believe that something is owed to the ticket-giver, but not necessarily 50%.

Some believe nothing is owed to the ticket-giver at all because the seat-swap-requester had no foreknowledge that they'd be given such an opportunity.

Johnny Vegas · 01-06-2009, 06:16 PM

I would not ask him for any of the money. I wouldn't want them bugging me for half the $10K.

Micjones · 01-06-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

He owes you but I don't think I'd go with half.

Anywhere between 25-30% of the winnings is a decent amount. It was his talent that won the money.

This is precisely what I was alluding to earlier.
Say the original-seatholder has no athletic ability whatsoever and had no chance at making the free throws him or herself?

01-06-2009, 05:51 PM
Micjones Whose house? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $10005180	WWYD? So you win a pair of tickets to see the Jayhawks play at the Fieldhouse. Your first choice cancels on you and you wind up taking another friend to the game. 10 minutes into the contest your shorter friend is having trouble seeing. They ask to switch seats with you. You oblige. Another 20 minutes goes by and the booth announcer calls the number of the seat you vacated, for your pal, as the winner of a chance to take home $10,000 by hitting three free throws. Your tag-along walks onto the court and sinks the three shots. Are you entitled to a portion of their winnings? If so, why?
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01-06-2009, 05:53 PM	#2
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	Hell yes. And $5000...50/50 If your tag-along doesn't split that, he's a piece of shit you shouldn't be associating with.
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01-06-2009, 06:03 PM	#7
pr_capone ** SOC & ** YOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chiefs Hell Casino cash: $10018214	I cannot give you an answer without further information. Are you a notoriously bad shot? Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since it was your seat to begin with? Did the short friend offer to let you take the shots since they were your tickets to begin with? If so, then did you make an agreement before hand to split the winnings if all the shots were made? ----------- If the short friend did not even offer you the opportunity to take the shots... then your short friend is a piece of shit. If he/she did offer and you declined without coming to some sort of agreement on splitting the winnings, then you should only hope that they are generous enough to split the proceeds with you. But... if they did not split it with you in some way shape or form, regardless of any previous discussion, I would still label them a piece of shit because they would have never had the opportunity to win that cash if it had not been for you.
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01-06-2009, 06:10 PM	#8
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $4821115	I've been to one NBA game in my life, while on a business trip to the Bay Area. Decided to go to a Clippers/Lakers game by myself. Anyway, dude sitting next to me hits a half-court shot at the end of the 1st quarter, won $25K, and bought beer/food for the entire row - for the rest of the game. Thought that was cool.
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01-06-2009, 06:16 PM	#14
Johnny Vegas MVP Join Date: May 2008 Casino cash: $5693814	I would not ask him for any of the money. I wouldn't want them bugging me for half the $10K.
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