When Florida resident Ernesto Sorzano picked up rice and fried prawns from a Chinese kitchen, he got a life-changing fortune cookie.
Sorzano, who is in the process of moving to Huntersville, North Carolina, used the fortune cookie set of fortune numbers to buy a North Carolina Powerball lottery ticket.
According to North Carolina lottery officials, Sorzano’s numbers matched four of the white balls, earning him $ 50,000, but they say the prize was raised to $ 500,000 because he bought a $ 3 ticket to play. -hi.
According to lottery officials, the odds of winning a Powerball prize are 1 in 292 million.
“It was a good investment,” Sorzano said.
Sorzano, who is from Estero, Florida, took $ 353,751 after taxes Monday. The future North Carolina resident said he is still in disbelief and will use the money to buy a home in Huntersville.
“Amazing,” Sorzano said. “I’m very happy that my dreams are coming true.”