US | Mega Millions Meet the Unluckiest Guy in America You skip one office lottery pool... By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM CDT Copied Coulson's News, where the Mega Millions lottery jackpot ticket (that one man missed out on) worth $319 million was sold, is seen in Albany, NY, on Saturday, March 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) See 1 more photo Here's a tip: If you're going to join your office's lottery pool, best to be consistent. One man in New York decided to take a pass last week because he wasn't feeling lucky ... and that was the week seven of his co-workers won the $319 million Mega Millions jackpot. "They asked him twice. They said, 'Are you sure?'" says the owner of the deli where the group of state information-technology workers often used to have lunch. The man who passed would have taken home $16 million after taxes through the lump sum option, the New York Post reports. Click for a much happier lottery story. Read These Next The suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting is a 22-year-old from Utah. MSNBC analyst fired for his take on Charlie Kirk shooting. Utah's governor asks a tough question after Kirk shooting. Cops: Colorado school shooter was radicalized by extremists. See 1 more photo Report an error