Overview

• Carrie Edwards of Midlothian, Virginia asked ChatGPT for numbers and won a $150,000 prize in the September 8 Powerball drawing.
• She is donating $50,000 each to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration in memory of her late husband Steve, Shalom Farms in Richmond, and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
• Edwards said she initially thought the win notice was a mistake before confirming the result.
• Her ticket matched four of five numbers plus the Powerball for a $50,000 base win that rose to $150,000 with the Power Play option.
• Coverage notes there is no evidence ChatGPT can predict lottery outcomes, underscoring that her win reflects chance rather than AI foresight.