When Florida resident Ernesto Sorzano picks up his fried rice and shrimp at a Chinese pick-up point, he gets a fortune cookie that will change his life.
Sorzano, who is moving to Huntersville, North Carolina, used the set of lucky numbers from the fortune cookie to buy a lottery ticket in North Carolina Powerball.
According to North Carolina lottery officials, Sorzano’s numbers matched four of the white balls, which won him $ 50,000, but they say the prize was $ 500,000 because he bought a $ 3 power play ticket.
According to lottery officials, the chance of winning a Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292 million.
“It was a good investment,” Sorzano said.
Sorzano, of Estero, Florida, took $ 353,751 home after tax on Monday. The future North Carolina resident said he is still unbelieving and will use the money to buy a home in Huntersville.
“Incredible,” Sorzano said. “I’m just glad my dreams came true.”