North Carolina retiree wins $344.6 million lottery jackpot using fortune cookie numbers

Comment #32

mikeintexas — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:59:42 GMT

I always heard if you won the lottery playing fortune cookie numbers, you would win again thirty minutes later.

Wait...maybe it was something else.

Comment #31

Vergie6 — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:17:20 GMT

I'm so very happy that man won the lottery...he's the kind of person I really love to see win...a down to earth good man with a good heart...he said in the video he told God if he won he would donate to the 3 charities

he named he said you can't lie to him....he got that right!

I hope and pray nobody takes advantage of him and he can keep his wits about him to make all of the right decisions and he did say his wife was a CPA so maybe she will know how to manage the money but he still needs... [ More ]

Comment #30

MotoX2 — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 18:06:58 GMT

Congrats! Now he is going to have strangers and family coming out of the wood works. The asian standing next to him is obviously related to his wife's side because she is viet. Now his wife's side is going to ask for money and probably people from vietnam. I haven't seen a fortune cookie with lotto numbers on the back for awhile but once I do I'll save it to play.

Comment #29

Rngrepeats — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:58:01 GMT

Mr tipton is alive and well!#But i here he is a fortune cookie now though

Comment #28

Bleudog101 — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:09:25 GMT

You got your wish and San Diego won the whole thing! A secondary prize won in California too.

Comment #27

dannyct — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 07:21:21 GMT

I don't want to sound like a broken record, but it totally crazy to publicize the identity of the winners of large jackpots.

In Australia, winners have the right to remain anonymous, the vady majority choose to do at.

Comment #26

Coin Toss — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 05:08:56 GMT

You make the call!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lnz1PnHGso

Comment #25

BuyLow — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:37:57 GMT

They ones I have seen only give 6 numbers, not necessarily the Powerball or Mega number.

Comment #24

Coin Toss — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:34:59 GMT

Fortune cookie

Lucky lotto numbers:

QP

Comment #23

jjtheprince14 — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:31:52 GMT

Hmm interesting...I ve had fortune cookies give me a set of random numbers but never a specific Powerball or Megaball number.

Comment #22

noise-gate — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:22:50 GMT

..Funny you should say that HG. Last night the Mrs l took in How to train your dragon 3, and this short rotund guy who has a crush on Hiccup's Mom says something like Step aside and let me do the tough stuff. You got me good!

* CA has been through a jackpot drought, l think this jackpot is circling for a landing.

Comment #21

sweetie7398 — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:34:53 GMT

Congrats to the winner

Comment #20

Horsegeek40 — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:26:28 GMT

Step aside and let the middle-aged folks take a crack at that jackpot.

Comment #19

fellini — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:42:57 GMT

Forget the retiree, I want to know about the girl in the powerball outfit. =0

Comment #18

dpoly1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:29:30 GMT

You might be surprised LOL!

There's a lot of Tommy Bahama to purchase

Comment #17

noise-gate — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:27:57 GMT

Passing judgment on this guy is a little shortsighted don t you think? After all, he won fair square, what he does with HIS money is really his business. This he should have waited - waited for what? It s possible that he has extended family that are in the banking business, perhaps even attorneys. On the plus side, the sooner he collects, the sooner: St Jude, Shriners, Wounded Warriors get their much needed Benjamin s. I would be concerned if his relative was Hung, our Lead Hand North of the bo... [ More ]

Comment #16

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:19:11 GMT

I hear ya.... gotta harass DP from time to time.. Lets me know if he's alive

Comment #15

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:50:42 GMT

Youre a little too hard on seniors buddy.

Ill have you know that at age 65 I dont use any of those products!

Just remember, you arent that far behind us seniors....so be nice

Comment #14

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:45:52 GMT

Oh for Pete's sake..What's an old fuddy duddy that age, gonna do with $343 Million dollars besides buy Bengay, Viagra and Metamucil

Comment #13

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:43:43 GMT

Forget that Asian guy standing around. The young woman in the Powerball costume is the unsung hero of this video. She did jazz hands for nearly 10 minutes without a break, in a big costume that's hot, heavy, and uncomfortable as hell.

Comment #12

BuyLow — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:35:24 GMT

Ah....that would likely explain the Asian guy with him!

Yea, I think he acted kinda quick as well. Hope he can dot his I's and cross his T's before anything goes sideways for him.

Comment #11

Raven62 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:34:06 GMT

Best Wishes to the Winner!

He Played!

He Won!

He Claimed His Prize His Way

Comment #10

Sarge0202 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:20:03 GMT

Another article says his wife is from Vietnam, so the Asian gentleman is probably a son or inlaw.

He said he'll donate to St. Judes, Shriner's, and Wounded Warrior. Good.

The scary thing is he won on Saturday and picks up cash (giant check) on Tues. I hope he had enough time to get the proper legal/tax/financial advisers lined up!

For me, if I win the MegaMillions jackpot, I will invest in a chicken ranch with mutant large chickens. Then I'll sell the eggs as Megga Eggas .... [ More ]

Comment #9

dpoly1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:20:02 GMT

All Right!

And now we need a 65 year old retiree from my house to win MM tomorrow

Comment #8

BuyLow — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:03:19 GMT

I thought it might be either his own personal protection Ninja, or owns the restaurant where he got the fortune cookie.

Comment #7

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:51:29 GMT

It was his sidekick... Kato

Comment #6

BuyLow — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:40:35 GMT

Anyone know who the Asian guy is that came in with him

Comment #5

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:13:45 GMT

That gentleman was pretty funny....Have a wonderful time Charles

Comment #4

Coin Toss — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:03:12 GMT

Good for him, twice, once for the win and once for saying what should be the mantra for all lottery players;

You play to win but you don't ever expect to win, he said. It still hasn't come over me yet how much all that money.

Comment #3

music* — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:56:05 GMT

Congratulations to Charles W. Jackson Jr.

He has made some rookie mistakes. There is no need to promise anything to anybody. He should have placed his ticket into a safe box.

I understand the pull of turning the ticket in. It is a powerful emotion.

He has not hired financial advisers.

Enjoy your retirement with your family Charles

Comment #2

Raven62 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:12:25 GMT

Fortune Cookie Say:

You can still love what you can not have in life.

Learn Chinese: German = Na-zee

Lucky numbers (Lotto): 02-18-01-29-08-06

Daily numbers (Pick3): 765

Comment #1

Murgatroyd — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:56:45 GMT

Partially from a fortune cookie. That explains why there was only one winner.

North Carolina retiree wins $344.6 million lottery jackpot using fortune cookie numbers

Lottery Post — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:34:26 GMT

Includes video report

North Carolina lottery officials Tuesday evening revealed that a Cumberland County man was the winner of the $344.6 million Powerball ticket that was purchased in Hope Mills.

The winner, Charles W. Jackson Jr., was revealed at a news conference at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Raleigh.

Jackson, 66, has elected to take a lump sum payment of $223 million, which amounts to an after-tax payment of $158 million according to lo... [ More ]