Irrelevant in this case, as there was already a pattern of 5 co-workers playing lotto pool together.
In fact, Lopes was the organizer of a lottery pool at the construction company.
Another glaring fact is, it's already been established Lopes is GD a liar.
Lopes will split voluntarily, or be forced to by a court to split, with the money held in an account until trial.
Do they have any evidence that the winning ticket was part of the pool? If they do, they have a good case. If not, they should not win in court. It is common for lottery pool participants to buy personal tickets as well.