A Virginia woman is using her lottery luck to help others.
Carrie Edwards won $150,000 playing the Powerball in Virginia back on Sept. 8.
Edwards, a grandmother from Midlothian, Virginia, said she doesn’t usually play, but that day, something told her to give fate a chance.
So, Edwards said, she asked ChatGPT for the winning numbers, and the app delivered.
Now Edwards is paying it forward by donating her winnings.
“I knew exactly what I needed to do with it. I knew I needed it to give it all away, and I want this to be an example of how other people, when they’re blessed, can bless other people,” she said. “It’s certainly going to help those in need, and [I’m] grateful to pour it back into the community and in other ways, too.”
Each organization to which Edwards is donating her winnings will receive $50,000. The donations will be used to fight hunger, fund dementia research and support Navy-Marine veterans.
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