**BREAKING: NJ Man’s Fortune Cookie Predicts $10 MILLION Lottery Jackpot, He Wins… Well, Not Quite, But Close!**
In a bizarre incident that has left lottery officials scratching their heads and a New Jersey man scratching his head in wonder, a fortune cookie allegedly predicted a staggering $10 MILLION lottery jackpot for 32-year-old Jersey Shore resident, Dave “Lucky” LaRosa.
According to LaRosa, he cracked open a fortune cookie from his favorite Chinese restaurant, Golden Wok, and found a slip of paper inside that read: “YOU WILL WIN $10,000,000 IN THE LOTTERY THIS WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS!”
LaRosa, a self-proclaimed “lottery enthusiast,” claimed he was skeptical at first, but decided to take a chance and purchased a ticket for that week’s drawing. And then… well, not exactly.
“I matched 5 out of 6 numbers,” LaRosa said in an interview, beaming with pride. “It’s basically the same thing, right? I mean, what’s a little thing like one wrong number between friends?”
When asked if he was disappointed that he didn’t win the full $10 million, LaRosa chuckled and said, “Hey, $50,000 is still a great consolation prize! I’m just glad I didn’t spend it all on lottery tickets… yet.”
Golden Wok restaurant owner, Mrs. Wong, was thrilled to hear about the alleged prediction and claimed that her fortune cookies are “99.9% accurate.” When asked about the discrepancy, she simply shrugged and said, “Hey, you can’t win ’em all, right?”
LaRosa, meanwhile, is already planning his next move. “I’m going to use my winnings to buy more fortune cookies and see if I can get a better prediction next time,” he said with a grin.
In related news, lottery officials have announced that they will be changing their ticket designs to include a disclaimer that reads: “Not responsible for false predictions made by fortune cookies or overly optimistic lottery enthusiasts.”
