Tierra Barley almost lost her chances at the $50,000 Powerball victory after she left her ticket in the store. A stroke of good fortune from numbers once found in a fortune cookie has awarded ...

A Virginia woman experienced a series of extremely fortunate events that led to her recent 5-figure Powerball win — starting with a literal fortune cookie. Tierra Barley, of Henrico, Virginia ...

Tierra Barley bought her winning ticket at the Varina Superstore Supermarket in Henrico — about 10 miles northwest of Richmond. The winning numbers were 7-41-43-44-51, and the Powerball number ...

The Virginia Lottery said that Tierra Barley played Powerball with numbers she found on a fortune inside of a fortune cookie. This time, it worked to her benefit because she ended up winning $50,000.

Getty Images/iStockphoto Tierra Barley almost made an expensive mistake when she left her Powerball ticket behind at a Virginia supermarket, lottery officials said. Luckily she went back.

Tierra Barley, of Henrico, Virginia, plays the Powerball lottery game with numbers she found in a fortune cookie, she told the Virginia Lottery's website. On May 8, five of those numbers came up ...

Tierra Barley bought a ticket at Varina Superstore Supermarket, according to the Virginia Lottery. Barley almost made an expensive mistake when she left the ticket in the store while she went to ...