Overview

• She matched four main numbers plus the Powerball in the Sept. 8 drawing, which produced 26, 28, 41, 53, 64 and Powerball 9.
• Her $50,000 prize was tripled to $150,000 by the Power Play option she added for $1.
• Edwards said she asked ChatGPT for a number sequence when buying her first online ticket, after which the AI offered a suggestion.
• She initially suspected a scam upon receiving a collection notice, then collected the prize from Virginia Lottery executive director Khalid Jones on Sept. 16.
• She donated the entire sum equally to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, Shalom Farms, and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, citing a tribute to her late husband.