A man from North Carolina just ran into the kind of problem most of us wouldn’t mind having: figuring out how to spend $2 million.

Meet Daryl Steinhoff from Clayton. He wasn’t out there chasing some fantasy. He just did what most people only talk about—he bought a lottery ticket online. Quick. Simple. Done.

The next morning, he gets an email. And let’s be honest—most emails are boring: bills, ads, spam. But this one? It basically said: “Congratulations, you just became a millionaire.”

His family numbers matched five out of six Powerball numbers. Normally, that’s worth $1 million. But because he spent an extra buck on the Power Play option, his prize doubled to $2 million.

He called his daughter. He called his girlfriend. Then he claimed his prize and walked away with about $1.43 million after taxes. Still a great return on a $3 ticket.

He says he’ll put the money toward a new home—smart, responsible, solid. Hopefully, he leaves room for a little fun too.

Meanwhile, the jackpot he was chasing grew to $1.8 billion and was eventually split by winners in Texas and Missouri. But let’s be real: two million is still a life-changing outcome.

Moral of the story: sometimes luck shows up out of nowhere. Not because you earned it, not because you were due, but simply because you took a shot. And every once in a while, the universe says, “Here you go.”