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Man wins Powerball with numbers given from Zoltar

May 13, 2026, 6:24 PM

Remember Zoltar? The creepy fortune-telling machine from the movie, “Big” that granted Tom Hanks’ wish and turned a kid into a grown man overnight?

Well, a Michigan man named Stephen Huesgen might argue Zoltar’s magic is REAL.

Thirty years ago, Stephen got a fortune from a Zoltar machine in Las Vegas — complete with lucky numbers. He’s been playing those numbers on lottery tickets ever since. Fast forward to now… he just won $1 million on Powerball.

His first words to his wife? “Is this real?!”

Sir, you took life advice from a mechanical man in a glass box for three decades and it WORKED. That’s commitment.

Tom Hanks wished to be Big. Stephen wished to be RICH. Zoltar said, “Your wish is granted.”

Read more on Zoltar here

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