A Michigan woman’s bold move to enlist artificial intelligence for assistance has resulted in an astonishing $100,000 Powerball prize.
Tammy Carvey, a 45-year-old resident of Wyandotte, a suburb near Detroit, hit the jackpot on September 6 by using numbers suggested by ChatGPT, a popular AI chatbot.
“I asked ChatGPT for a set of Powerball numbers, and those are the numbers I played,” Carvey revealed in a statement released by the Michigan Lottery.
Carvey mentioned that she usually participates in the lottery only when the jackpot reaches extraordinary amounts. With the Powerball prize ballooning to a staggering $1.787 billion—the second-largest in U.S. history—she felt it was a chance worth taking.
“I only play Powerball when the jackpot is significantly high, and since it was over $1 billion, I decided to purchase a ticket,” she explained.
The likelihood of winning any Powerball prize stands at approximately 1 in 24.9, while the chances of hitting the jackpot are a daunting 1 in 292.2 million.
But Carvey managed to match four white balls and the red Powerball, normally a $50,000 prize which was then doubled to $100,000 thanks to her decision to add the Power Play multiplier.
At first, Carvey didn’t realize how much she’d won.
Tammy Carvey, 45, of Wyandotte, struck gold in the September 6 Powerball drawing after using numbers generated by ChatGPT, the AI chatbot. She is pictured with her husband, David
Tammy and Dave Carvey of Wyandotte, Michigan
The winning numbers were 11-23-44-61-62, with a Powerball of 17, for the September 6 draw
Carvey used numbers generated by ChatGPT
‘Google told me it was a $50,000 prize, so that’s what I thought I’d won,’ she said.
‘It wasn’t until I logged into my Michigan Lottery account that I realized I added the Power Play to my ticket and actually won $100,000! My husband and I were in total disbelief.’
The Michigan Lottery confirmed she recently visited its headquarters to claim her winnings.
Carvey said she plans to pay off her home and save the rest, calling the unexpected windfall a ‘blessing.’
In a lighthearted statement, the Michigan Lottery said Carvey’s story was fun but cautioned against assuming artificial intelligence can outsmart randomness.
‘The results of all Lottery drawings are random and cannot be predicted by utilizing artificial intelligence or other number-generating tools,’ the agency insisted.
While lottery officials insist that no algorithm or AI can predict luck, Carvey’s win shows that for some players, technology has become part of the ritual.
Carvey’s story is the latest in a growing trend of lottery hopefuls turning to technology for numerical inspiration.
Last month,Carrie Edwards won a $150,000 Powerball jackpot after buying her first ever ticket online
Edwards donated her entire prize to three different charities dear to her
Last month, Carrie Edwards, a Powerball player from Virginia, also credited ChatGPT after she matched five numbers for a $50,000 prize, which ballooned to $150,000 after she added Power Play.
Edwards gave her entire winnings to charity splitting the jackpot into three even donations of $50,000 to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, Shalom Farms and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
‘As soon as that divine windfall happened and came down upon my shoulders, I knew exactly what I needed to do with it and I knew I needed to give it all away,’ Edwards said. ‘These three organizations represent healing, service, and community.’
She also said she was ‘very passionate’ about the organizations and that she has worked with them before.
Representatives from the three organizations said they were not surprised by Edwards’s generosity because she already had a history of helping them.
The generous grandmother said she hopes that by donating her entire prize, she will inspire others to give back when faced with unexpected blessings.
Each organization will receive $36,000 after taxes.
