Winning the $15,200,000.00 California Big Spin was a lot of fun. My Mother did the spin and it was total magic, but the real wonder of it all was the actual winning. The money has not changed our lives one single bit. The only difference for us is that we know where the rent money is coming from every month, is all.

Most folks who win the lottery change their lives radically; we knew better than to do that, and we didn't. Like I said, the whole fun was in the Big Spin itself, and the family fun we had doing it together.

My Mother and Dad were the ones who did all the interviews and the tv shows. Morgan and I enjoyed their joy, and it was a real renewal for both my parents, because they are show business people, and it gave them quite a boost to be back on the air again.

One thing most folks don't realize about bigtime money is that three things plague you if you don't know they're coming:

People you never knew existed are suddenly your best friends, and until you're poor again, you'll never know who your friends really are, unless you knew them before you won the lottery.

Salespeople will call incessantly and charities will be ringing your doorbell nonstop, and even if you gave everything away to charity, it wouldn't stop.

Boredom is your chief enemy, which is why we continue to do what we've always done. The lottery winnings are strictly to do public good, and that's what we're doing with it. We already have our favorite charities, so please don't ring the bell, every cent is totally accounted for.