After more than a month of living with dozens of displaced relatives in Opelousas, Jacquelyn Sherman, an evacuee from New Orleans, told her niece she was depressed.
That all changed when she won $1.6 million--before taxes--playing a slot machine at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.
"When it happened, I didn't know what was going on," Sherman said. "I had just put in my $20 in the "Wheel of Fortune" machine when it hit. . . .
Jacquelyn Sherman and her sister decided to entertain themselves with a trip to Evangeline Downs. Before she knew it, Sherman went from having practically nothing to being a millionaire.
So, the woman was flat broke and she decided to take a little gambling excursion, during which she was plopping down $20.00 PER PULL on the slot machines...?
