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    A veteran won a $4 million lottery prize using the numbers from a fortune cookie

    The North Carolina man turned his meal at an Asian restaurant into a Mega Millions jackpot when his cookies turned out to be extra fortunate.
    by Rachel Treisman Jan 25, 2022 1 minute
    Gabriel Fierro said he decided "on a whim" to play his fortune cookie numbers in last Tuesday's drawing — and ended up with the largest win in the history of Online Play in North Carolina.

    A North Carolina veteran turned a restaurant meal into a Mega Millions jackpot after he used the numbers from his fortune cookie to win a $4 million prize.

    Gabriel Fierro and his wife. Last week, however, their cookies were extra fortunate.

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