The Week I Won $47 Million, I Asked My Family For $5,000

my hand. “Oh my God, Cass, that’s terrible.”

Then I asked for $5,000. Her sympathy flickered into discomfort.

“This really isn’t the best time,” she said. “We just bought the new Audi. The kids’ tuition. We’re remodeling.”

Paul walked in sunburned from golf, half-listened, and offered a smooth, empty, “Good luck.”

That night Lisa texted: Paul thinks $5,continue reading …