Heath Kufahl is a teacher at Christian Heritage Academy in Del City, Oklahoma.  He also coaches volleyball and basketball, and is an advisor for the school newspaper.  (--Heath's age wasn't given.  Del City is a suburb of Oklahoma City.)       

 

 

--He does so many extracurricular activities because Heath has a lot of mouths to feed . . . he supports a family of EIGHT on his teaching salary.  He used to spend his time trying to qualify for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".              

 

 

--And money became even tighter last year, when his wife Jenni was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.  Jenni's tumors are shrinking . . . which is good news.  And Heath got a little help with medical expenses on Tuesday night.       

 

 

--He was chosen for a halftime contest at an Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game, hit a half-court shot, and won $20,000.  He's the first person in two years to hit the shot and win the money.

 

 

(Tulsa World)