Kathy Cox giving money to 3 public schools for deaf and blind students
Superintendent Kathy Cox, Winner on "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?"
(AP) -- The $1 million won by state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox on a game show last fall is still in limbo as the state and a bankruptcy attorney fight over the money.
Cox had announced she was giving the money she received from her August appearance on Fox's "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" to three public schools for deaf and blind students. But the superintendent and her husband filed for bankruptcy November 17th, claiming $3.5 million in debt. The bankruptcy trustee has made a claim on the prize money, saying it's part of Cox's personal income.
Russ Willard, spokesman for Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, said the state believes the money was always intended for the schools and never belonged to Cox.
The Fox Broadcasting Company will not release the money until both parties work out an agreement.
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