TOWSON, Md. (Gray News) – A woman in Maryland recently made a case for the numbers written on a message inside fortune cookies when she used her own numbers to win $50,000 in the Jan. 8 Powerball drawing.
The woman from Towson said she often eats at a restaurant that offers fortune cookies with meals.
While eating there recently, she said she came across a set of numbers on the message inside one of the cookies. These numbers were the ones she used in the Powerball drawing.
“I said, ‘Let me try something different,’” she told the Maryland Lottery.
The state lottery said the winning ticket was purchased at J Convenience in Parkville.
When the woman, who is a retired medical worker, matched four of the five numbers on her ticket and took home the $50,000 prize, she knew her idea worked.
The winner said she also reads her horoscope daily and buys a lottery ticket anytime the word “numbers” appears.
She said she plans to use the same numbers in Mega Millions and Multi-Match lotteries.
The woman said she does not yet know what she will do with her money but that it will probably benefit her family.
“It will probably go to my children and grandkids,” she said.
The grandmother told the lottery she won $100 before when she matched three of the five numbers. Now, she hopes to win a jackpot prize by matching all five numbers.
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