Man will have to share half of Mega-Sena millionaire prize with ex in SC Exchanges of messages, police reports and witness statements were among the evidence that led the Santa Catarina Court to recognize the right of a resident of Blumenau (SC) to half a share of a millionaire Mega-Sena prize pool. The evidence showed that she had a verbal agreement with her ex-partner when placing bets. The state Court of Justice (TJSC) ordered the man to pay R$ 1,294,491.32 to the ex. g1 contacted the defendant's defense and had not received a response until the last update of this report. In the process, he has already filed an appeal. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Man will have to share half of Mega-Sena prize with ex In the vote, the reporting judge, Mauro Ferradin, cited one of the pieces of evidence presented by the woman's defense: a conversation via messaging app in which she charges the man for part of the prize. In this case, he does not deny that he made the joint bet, but asks for "calm down". Messaging application conversation used to prove the Mega-Sena prize division process in Blumenau, SC Reproduction The winning prize pool in question was made in Blumenau. The process discusses the prize for Mega-Sena contest number 2486, whose draw was held on May 31, 2022. The pool had 42 shares and one of them is that of the couple, according to the decision. What evidence was cited? The lawsuit also mentions that there are other exchanges of messages that were sent as evidence. Furthermore, the woman filed a police report about a month after the draw. Another conversation sent to the process as evidence, and which was cited in the rapporteur's vote, lasted around five minutes. In it, the man and the woman argue about the value of the prize. "In this recording, the defendant, although he does not expressly recognize that the author participated in the winning bet, states that he is not denying anything, asks her to be more confident, assures that she would not cheat him and justifies the delay in the transfer under the argument that the money would be invested", wrote the judge rapporteur in the vote. Witness testimonies were also part of the TJ's decision. One of them, a friend of the ex-couple, said that the man and woman always played the lottery together and that he sometimes participated in their raffles. Another witness, who worked with the woman, heard a conversation between her and the man in which they discussed the prize. She said that the defendant initially declared that the draw did not exist. Afterwards, he admitted it, but said that the value of the prize was R$300,000. Finally, another factor taken into consideration by the judge was the fact that the defendant gave the woman an amount of R$200,000 and an apartment. Lawyer Katlen Germano, who is defending her, explained that, when this was done, the case had already been opened, but the man had not yet been named. For the judge, this attitude of the defendant reinforces the thesis that they had a verbal agreement when placing the bets. The TJ's decision was unanimous and made on June 5th, being announced a week ago. Mega-Sena Getty Images via BBC VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days