Fortune cookie helps US man win $4 million prize. Find out how

Life is full of surprises. Isn’t it? Well, a man in North Carolina state of the US won $4 million prize with the help of a fortune cookie.

Wondering how? Keep reading to unravel the mystery.

After having a weekly meal at a Chinese restaurant Charlotte's Red Bowl along with wife, the man, who is 60-year-old Gabriel Fierro, used the numbers in his fortune cookie to play the lottery.

And luckily, he won the prize.

In a release from the North Carolina Education Lottery, Fierro, who belongs to Cornelius, said, "I don't usually play my fortune cookie numbers but I tried them on a whim."

Fierro bought a Mega Millions ticket online and added $1 to turn it into a Megaplier ticket. So, when all five white balls matched his number on January 18,the prize money wasn’t $1 million as it had quadrupled to become $4 million.

His prize money became the largest win in the history of Online Play in the state, the lottery said.

Fierro said, "I got an email in the morning and I just stared at it dumbfounded. I took it and showed it to my wife and she thought it was an April Fool's joke or maybe a scam."

Fierro has received $2,840,401 after deduction of federal and state taxes.

(With inputs from agencies)