Written by Dion Freeman
AI-generated editorial illustration. The example numbers are not the winner’s ticket; the calculations show current Powerball combinations.
From the archive · Drawing: September 6, 2025
Tammy Carvey of Wyandotte, Michigan, said she asked ChatGPT for lottery numbers. Her Powerball ticket later won $100,000, according to an October 16, 2025 Michigan Lottery announcement.
She matched four white balls and the Powerball in the September 6 drawing. The base prize was $50,000; Power Play doubled it. She bought the ticket online.
What the evidence tells us
The operator documents the prize and reports Carvey’s account of using ChatGPT. It does not provide a complete prompt transcript or establish a predictive advantage. This was a non-jackpot win.
The number-selection method is the unusual part of the story. For a fair draw, every valid combination has the same chance. One winning ticket cannot measure a method’s performance without knowing its losing results too.
Explore the history archive with the site’s sourced tools. Historical patterns describe past draws; they do not make a number due.
Historical reporting researched October 12, 2026. Prize amount is the announced award, not a verified take-home amount. Source: Michigan Lottery.