LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A fortune cookie helped a Lexington woman win $50,000 by playing the Kentucky Lottery.
Kathy Bailey had just finished eating Chinese food with her family. She picked up her daughter’s fortune cookie and went online to purchase a Powerball ticket. She opted to use the numbers inside of the fortune cookie, according to a news release.
Bailey then went to the Instant Play page and wagered $5 on Golden Snake Triple Play. For that game, players have to select which bonus game they’d like to play, picking between the fan bonus, fortune cookie bonus or firecracker bonus game. Bailey decided to play the fortune cookie bonus…