THEY’RE the post-dinner treat renowned for their cryptic messages, but a fortune cookie was right on the money for one US man with the message “You will soon come into a lot of gold.”
The advice inspired Massachusetts resident William Johnson to buy a $11 scratch lotto ticket the following day.
He waited a few days before scratching the results, but when he did, found himself $1.08 million richer.
He chose to collect the money in cash, receiving a one-off payment of $699,000 according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Mr Johnson and his wife are now deciding what to do with the money, but are thinking about buying a lake house, the Lottery reports.
The Feeding Hills store where the ticket was sold will receive a $10,700 commission on the sale.
The couple beat overall odds of winning which are about 1 in 3.5 million.