When Florida resident Ernesto Sorzano picked up his rice and fried shrimp from a Chinese restaurant, he received a life-changing fortune cookie.
Sorzano, who is in the process of moving to Huntersville, North Carolina, used the lucky set of fortune cookies 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 reached $ 500,000 because he bought a $ 3 ticket for the game. of power.
According to lottery officials, the chances of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
“It was a good investment,” Sorzano said.
Sorzano, who is from Estero, Florida, took $ 353,751 on Monday after tax. The future North Carolina resident said he is still unfaithful and will use the money to buy a house in Huntersville.
“Incredible,” Sorzano said. “I’m just very happy that my dreams have come true.”