So, there's this woman in Michigan, probably spending her day posting cat videos or arguing about politics on Facebook, when suddenly she stumbles across something that actually changes her life - she's won a million on the Powerball lottery. I mean, what are the odds? Social media, usually just a black hole for time and a factory for making you feel rubbish about your life, turns out to be the bearer of the best news she's ever had.

She was out with her fiancé, having a bit of a drink, probably trying to decide if they should have nachos or wings, and she decides, 'Oh, I'll have a flutter on the Powerball.' Not the usual quick pick numbers this time, no, she picks her own, probably thinking, 'How hard can it be?' And bang, she nails the first five numbers. Just like that.

And get this, the morning after, still probably nursing a hangover, she's scrolling through Facebook, as you do, expecting nothing more exciting than seeing someone's dinner from the night before, and she spots a post about the winning Powerball ticket sold at the very place she was at. She checks her ticket and, lo and behold, she's a millionaire. Suddenly, confetti on a phone screen is the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. Calls up her daughters, her fiancé, probably even her ex, saying, 'Guess who's not coming into work on Monday?'

Now, she's planning to take her family on a trip. Not bad for a night out and a scroll on Facebook, eh? Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to get through our feeds without getting into a row. Oh, and by the way, someone else out there is sitting on a million from the Mega Millions and doesn't even know it. Tick tock, tick tock. And in the meantime, the Powerball jackpot's now at $559 million. Makes you think, doesn't it? Maybe we're all just one lucky scroll away from missing out on being millionaires. Or not.

Only in America, right? And they say social media's a waste of time. Cheers to that, I say. Cheers to that.