Powerball officials suspected fraud when 110 people won from $100,000 to $500,00 in the lottery, but an investigation found that the winners were all betting numbers they found in fortune cookies distributed by Wonton Food Inc.

Why do you think they’re called fortune cookies? After his weekly meal at a Chinese restaurant, a North Carolina man used the numbers in his fortune cookie to play the lottery. And now he is $4 million richer.

146 lottery winners used their fortune cookie as motivation to play the lottery. Their total winnings: over $400 Million.

Dozens of people recently got an extra-special dessert with their Chinese food: a winning lottery number. A record 110 players won $500,000 and $100,000 prizes in Wednesday's Powerball (search) drawing, most of whom apparently used the numbers included in a fortune-cookie message.

Next time you order Chinese food, you may want to pay close attention to the numbers on your fortune cookie. Emma Duvoll, 75, won a $2 million payday playing the Powerball drawing after using numbers that were printed on her fortune cookie, the New York lottery announced Thursday.