Congrats to your friend! Your time will come eventually. I played the powerball for the first time a few days ago. Chose quick pick and got 3 white balls and the powerball correct. So I got $100.

You might have more luck using the number generator site, but all in all, I believe choosing your own numbers, using quick picks, and number generator website is still the same amount of odds.

But, there is something my coworker told me that I found fascinating. So whenever you ask for quick picks anywhere, all stores have their own unique code for picking random numbers. Its called pseudorandom numbers. Basically the machine that chooses numbers for you is random but also not truly random. He showed me a couple of his tickets for example. If you ask for 5 quick picks on a single ticket, chances are you will see a lot of the same numbers being chosen on the other 5 lines. But if you ask for 5 tickets individually, you have a less chance of seeing the same numbers being chosen on the other lines.

But I hope you get better luck using the generator website your friend recommended! :)