Bronx woman hits $2M Powerball prize with fortune cookie numbers

Comment #35

helpmewin — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:18:36 GMT

Congratulations to her Spend Wisely

Her ticket matched the numbers 5, 12, 15, 27 and 38 but missed out on the Powerball, 7.

Matching five numbers won $1 million.

I like them numbers

Comment #34

Goteki54 — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:50:49 GMT

This definitely lives up to the term Good Fortune , and the food wasn't bad either.

Comment #33

michaelsullivan — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:56:23 GMT

continue buying cookies.

Comment #32

TNPATL — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:20:24 GMT

I admit sometimes I will play 1 game using the numbers out of a fortune cookie. I've not gotten lucky yet. But hope to one day. LOL

Congrats to Emma on her win.

Comment #31

RedStang — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:53:34 GMT

Woodstock is up the road so maybe she went back to the field to find her peace pipe.

Comment #30

lottoguysocal — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:45:02 GMT

you just never can tell when lady luck is going to be knocking on your door, CONGRATS to Emma

Comment #29

mediabrat — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:26:14 GMT

Maybe that's why they insist upon neutrality.

Swiss cheese isn't for everyone and it doesn't go with everything, but sometimes you just can't beat a good ham and Swiss on rye. Mmm-MMM

Comment #28

mediabrat — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:22:15 GMT

I think it's more likely she was visiting family or friends there. The casino isn't THAT close to Pine Bush; Google Maps says Monticello is about a half hour drive from there. And unless she was taking a heck of a long way around, it's out of the way as well. Plus she could have just as easily played the numbers at the casino.

Comment #27

veganlife125 — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 20:35:28 GMT

Ah good humor ridge. For me i have to stick with soy cheese haha. I wish you Viel Gluck bie der Verlosong am Abend

Comment #26

DDOH937 — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 18:01:31 GMT

I think you should have kept those numbers and played them over and over for at least a month or so. these things can be quite myterious you know

Comment #25

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 12:41:13 GMT

Congratulation Mrs Duvoll

Comment #24

rdgrnr — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:55:54 GMT

Don't tell me about Swissmen until you've practically choked to death on a cube of Gruyere after being told it was Vacherin Fribourgeois! Idiots

Comment #23

zirabamuzaale — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:10:47 GMT

I would call them pre-selected Quick Picks. Personally, I do not play Quick Picks from lotto machines, though I one day stumbled upon a Quick Pick number that had mysteriously been left on the shop's front desk. I thought I would win by playing those numbers from that Quick Pick on the presumption that a guardian angel had left that Quick Pick combination for me. As usual, I did not win playing those numbers. That is why in my case, the only Quick Picks I play are from fortune cookies, astrologe... [ More ]

Comment #22

zirabamuzaale — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:00:35 GMT

Two weeks ago I won one Megamillion number, 14 with another white ball number using Chinese fortune cookies that I pick up at one of the dining halls where I work. I even ordered a packet of Chinese fortune cookies which I received a couple of weeks ago. After cracking the cookies, I take the fortune slips at home and enter them in my computer base. I baptized the the file I input the numbers in, Chinalucky. In my opinion from experience, the numbers imprinted of the slips gotten from the fortun... [ More ]

Comment #21

veganlife125 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:32:48 GMT

You don't get along with those ol switzerland people do you. Those hard headed people that have a strong currency, low unemployment, low crime, strong private banking, highly educated, limited federal government, never invaded anyone, never been invaded, limited welfare state, balanced budget, strong gun rights, lots of liberty, and lots of gold. Those ol stuburn swiss cheese people. How could they.

Of course your politicians over here who have butchered this countries middle class are acting... [ More ]

Comment #20

Win$500Quick — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:12:04 GMT

I always play them expecting not to win. I got 5 of 6 on the Florida Lotto one time.

Comment #19

Drenick1 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:22:26 GMT

I remember that and I think it was in NY. 2nd place payout was quite a bit less(perhaps 100k)

Could you imagine if that happened these days, the total payout could easily exceed the jackpot

Comment #18

ochoop17 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:43:15 GMT

I plays the numbers that come in my fortune cookie whenever i eat at the Chinese buffet, maybe i can win the big Jackpot.

Comment #17

golfer1960 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:58:57 GMT

You crack me up Dana...

Comment #16

Gleno — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:44:58 GMT

Congratulations Emma. Way to go. Numbers come by us every day, in varied ways. You siezed the moment and used a fortune cookie. Good for You.

Comment #15

sully16 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:59:22 GMT

Great story, love fortune cookies...Congrats to the Lucky Lady

Comment #14

rdgrnr — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:56:16 GMT

I usually don't get along with Swissmen but she looks like a nice lady.

So I wish her the best.

Swiss cheese is highly overrated though.

And that's what usually starts the arguments.

They just can't accept that fact.

The Swiss are very hardheaded people.

Comment #13

RedStang — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:50:08 GMT

Strange story. She gets the numbers from Manhattan then plays them 2hrs away at a town in the middle of no where. Guessing she went to the nearby casino.

Comment #12

noise-gate — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:15:45 GMT

Do numbers from a Fortune Cookie qualify as a Quick Pick

Comment #11

mrcraft — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:31:25 GMT

I recall there were a large number of 2nd place winners years ago in Powerball, something like over 100. The officials suspected foul play only to find out that 5 winning numbers were printed on thousands of fortune cookie inserts and many people played them.

You can never discount fortune cookie lotto predictions...

Comment #10

HaveABall — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 03:09:39 GMT

Comment #9

Piaceri — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:37:42 GMT

What did the fortune say? I have a fortune cookie number in my picked numbers. It came from a fortune that said May you grow rich .

Comment #8

JonnyBgood07 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:06:46 GMT

fortune cookie numbers were the only way I ever hit PB 4+0 with PP for $400 a few years back.

Horray for fortune numbers

Comment #7

noise-gate — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:57:52 GMT

This is one of the reasons l think having a system can at times mean squat.If one can win with numbers from a wedding, birthday, baptism, why not a Fortune cookie? Numbers are all around us folk, winning numbers at that.

Congratulations.

Comment #6

DDOH937 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:32:38 GMT

You know what, i've been thinking of doing similar to your suggestion, it occurred to me one day walking through the woods.. I know it sounds crazy but one draw i plan buy like 100 tickets of the same numbers but was thinking of Mega Millions. Its something i'll definitely do one day. Like if i get a dream or have a 'feeling' about a set of numbers. Just think, you could buy 100 MM tickets with multiplier and end up winning $500 MILLION. What the Heck would they do? They'd be investigating for a... [ More ]

Comment #5

s5thomps — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:24:55 GMT

Just think if she would would have brought 50 tickets with the powerplay option...that would be a cool 100 million! The folks at the Powerball association would have lost their minds! Or better yet if 50 people from around the country would have played those same numbers like a occurrence that happened years ago with fortune cookie numbers. The investigation committee would have been out in full force then! Congrats to the lucky lady....may the money out live her. At 75 that shouldn't be a probl... [ More ]

Comment #4

green sandals — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:02:54 GMT

That's adorable.

Comment #3

Get paid — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:18:31 GMT

Great story,it doesn,t matter where or how you divise ur numbers fortune cookie,birthdays,ages address,etc.Its all the luck of the draw.A dollar an a dream,mega here I COME.

Comment #2

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:00:58 GMT

It's a conspiracy I tell ya... the chinese are putting messages in food....They are takin' over....

ALRIGHT EMMA !!!! kudos to you and your choice...gotta like it

Comment #1

Artist77 — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:47:19 GMT

Wow! A fortune cookie number and powerplay! Impressive player.

Bronx woman hits $2M Powerball prize with fortune cookie numbers

Lottery Post — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:43:33 GMT

So you thought the lucky numbers inside those Chinese fortune cookies were a joke?

Don't tell that to Emma Duvoll, 75, of the Bronx, New York.

Duvoll played the lucky numbers from inside a fortune cookie on a Powerball ticket for the Feb. 1 drawing with a $193 million jackpot.

When she matched five numbers, Duvoll won $2 million, the New York Lottery said Thursday.

I was surprised, but pleased, Duvoll told lottery officials.

She purchased the winning ticket at the Hannaford marke... [ More ]