"It's a bittersweet day, to say the least," said Anthony H. Guerino, an attorney who represented 10 workers [who said they pooled their money together to have a coworker buy lottery tickets, and claimed that he had the winning ticket and wouldn't tell them]. "They've always been a spiritual group. I could see them deflate."

i'm not sure what their spirituality had to do with their greed. a strange comment to make on the subject.


Several workers said they were disappointed, but wished the winner well and said they held no bad feelings for Marquez.

"We never really claimed the ticket. We just wanted to know," said Ida Davis.


"We never claimed the ticket. That's why we hired a lawyer." i think they'd know he had it if Marquez suddenly quit his job and moved to some tropical paradise.

ah well, doesn't matter. they didn't win anyway.