Woman credits fortune cookie for $50,000 Powerball win, Maryland Lottery says
A Maryland woman used numbers from a fortune cookie to win a $50,000 Powerball prize — with an assist from her daily horoscope, lottery officials reported.
The Towson grandmother, who tries to buy a lottery ticket any time her horoscope includes the word “numbers,” used numbers from a fortune cookie on a ticket for the Jan. 8 Powerball drawing, officials said in a Jan. 15 news release.
“I said ‘Let me try something different,’” the woman told lottery officials.
She hit four out of five numbers drawn plus the Powerball for a $50,000 prize, officials said.
The retired medical worker said she will use her now-lucky numbers on future Mega Millions and Multi-Match tickets, officials said. She said she’s not sure how she’ll spend the money.
“It will probably go to my children and grandkids,” she said.
She had previously won a $100 Powerball prize when she matched three of five numbers plus the Powerball, lottery officials said.
Towson is about a 15-mile drive northeast from Baltimore.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published January 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Woman credits fortune cookie for $50,000 Powerball win, Maryland Lottery says."