Is that why she ate up all our candy?

I should've never given you money for candy.

Dad, um,

it's not all her fault.

I asked her to do it.

But only because I knew you'd give it to her.

How'd you know that?

Because you give her everything she wants.

That's not true.

One time I asked if I could set Chris on fire,

and he didn't let me do that.

Well, thank goodness for that.

I have a confession, too.

I've been hanging out at that corner store.

Chris... But I was only playing Asteroids.

Oh. Well, that ain't so bad.

And I lost five dollars.

What?! Five dollars?

Ooh... I'm telling!

Now, who are you gonna tell? We're all sitting right here.

How did you lose five dollars, boy?

Where did you get five dollars?

I bet a guy playing Asteroids, and...

and I got the five dollars from Greg.

What are you doing betting on video games?

I was trying to protect my reputation.

You have a reputation?

Yeah.

I am the best player on the block.

Then how come you didn't win?

Because you need to be quiet, that's why!

Don't tell me to be...

Hey, hey, that's enough.

It's your problem.

You borrowed it, you pay it back.

I am.

Well, I know I better not hear no more about you betting money,

you hear me? Yes, ma'am.

All right.

Mama, can we have our candy...

No!

I ate it.

I don't need y'all getting any more cavities than what y'all got.

No cavities in this house.

But at this rate, there'll be plenty of diabetes.

Needs some more sugar.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm just tired.

I had this weird dream last night and couldn't fall back to sleep.

Dream, huh?

I was walking down the street,

waving hello to everybody,

but nobody was waving back.

It was as if they couldn't see me.

So you were invisible?

Yeah.

Mama had turtles, Daddy had the lottery.

Oh, that's right...

It's a wonder nobody sold the TV.

I need you to go to the corner

store after school and buy a lottery ticket for me.

Six-three-seven.

Yeah, but you said you weren't... I know what I said!

Huh?

Translation: Just shut up and do what I tell you.

Now, keep this between me and you, all right?

Six-three-seven, all right? 637，

And keep the ticket on you. Go! Go, go, go!

He hadn't been that excited about a dream since Martin Luther King's.

What do you need today?

My father played the lottery a thousand times and lost a thousand times.

I had only lost my rep once,

and I wasn't about to let that happen again.

Give me four quarters.

Now you're talking.

Want to play me for some more money?

I don't have any money.

I just want to prove I can beat you.

No...

Yes! Yes!

One-zero, sucka! ha!

Good game, man.

You should've bet me, though.

If I had bet him,

I couldn't help but think that this would've happened.

Ah, I'm hungry.

Looks, good, huh?

Who are you?

I'm Jorge.

I won your family from Chris playing Asteroids.

I told Chris to stay out of that store.

- Can you cook mofongo? What?

- What'd you call her? Come tu comida.

I was raised around Puerto Ricans?

There's something about defending your reputation

that makes you feel like you really accomplished something.

And even though I didn't get Greg's money back,

I had my rep.

Even though my father never won the lottery,

it always made him feel like there was one thing

in the world he had a shot at winning.

And to him, that dollar was worth it.

And tonight's winning numbers are...

Six...

three...

seven.

I won! I won!

I won!

What happened? My number hit!

Chris, show your mama the ticket.

Show your mama the ticket, man!

Show your mama the ticket.

Mama!