GOOD TALE: Roommates bring home used sofa, find $40K in it! By Rob Mackay Published May 16, 2014 FOX13 News | Seattle & Western Washington | Formerly Q13 News Facebook Twitter Print Email NEW YORK -- Three roommates who bought an old sofa at a thrift store found $40,000 in cash stashed inside. They returned the money to a 91-year-old widow who had hidden it there.