Lotto winner who used syndicate numbers sued by friends for keeping $1.5m jackpot

Trent Bowden is being sued by 10 of his friends after pocketing £828,000 using lottery numbers the band regularly team up for, court documents say

Trent Bowden is being sued by 10 of his friends after pocketing £828,000 (

Image: Facebook/Trent Bowden)

A man who won the lottery using syndicate numbers is being prosecuted after being accused of stealing the entire jackpot.

Trent Bowden is being sued by 10 of his friends after pocketing £828,000 using lottery numbers the band regularly team up for, according to court documents.

The shooting gallery owner in Perth, Australia, got lucky with a Lotterywest ticket he claims he bought regardless of any union agreement.

Rather than share his winnings with his friends who team up for a ticket each week, Trent thinks he has a right to keep the lot, reports.

The lawyers are now fighting for the union which claims it was mutually agreed between them that any lottery winnings would be shared.

Trent was reportedly on a roll before buying the bumper ticket, first with a $2,200 (£1,215) win on October 29, which he 'reinvested' in the next draw.

Thanks to another successful Oz Lotto on November 1, the writ says Trent then won an additional $2,802 (£1,550) and spent it on other tickets using the same numbers of 12, 6 , 3, 18, 35 and 31.

The shooting range owner in Perth, Australia, got lucky with a Lotterywest ticket he claims he bought regardless of any union agreement (

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Facebook/Trent Bowden)

On November 12, he won the jackpot with $1.5million (£828,000), but allegedly hid it from his fellow union members, who later found out the truth.

A subpoena on behalf of the union has been filed in Western Australia...