So, here's a plot twist: While the rest of us are binge-watching shows we’ve already seen or doom-scrolling into existential crisis at 2 a.m., one North Carolina woman decided to play an online lottery game. And won. Half a million dollars.

Because apparently, the universe does reward insomnia now.

Meet Tracy Bell. She lives in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and recently found herself $466,415 richer after playing some digital slot-machine-of-a-game called “Wheel of Bonuses” on a night she couldn’t sleep. That’s right—some people count sheep, Tracy counts jackpots.

She dropped ten bucks on a digital ticket, blinked, and boom—she was staring down a win with odds of 1 in 3.1 million. For reference, you’re more likely to get struck by lightning twice while being chased by a bear. But here we are.

“It was pretty amazing. It was pretty late, so I thought I was dreaming,” she told the Lottery folks, probably while trying not to choke on her own disbelief.

But here’s the kicker—the part that makes you stop scrolling and maybe reevaluate your whole existence.

She’s giving most of it away.

No, not to pay off student loans or buy a third hot tub shaped like a yacht. She's helping her community recover from the chaos Hurricane Helene left behind.

You remember Helene, right? The storm that crashed Florida like a rage-fueled rock star and then strolled into North Carolina, dumping floodwater and misery all over the place. People lost homes. Some lost family. And while the headlines moved on, the pain didn’t.

“Everyone around here has been through a lot lately,” Tracy said. “I want to help some friends who lost a lot in the storm.”

So yeah. This woman won a pile of cash in her pajamas and decided to spend it not on gold-plated air fryers or a pet giraffe—but on helping the folks around her get back on their feet.

Sure, she might grab herself a new car (because come on, she’s human). But she’s prioritizing generosity over luxury. Which is wild, because I know people who won $50 on a scratch card and immediately developed an Emperor's complex.

Anyway, after taxes, she walked away with about $334,656 in usable cash. Not a bad payout for insomnia.

And just like that, the jackpot reset to $50,000. It’s already creeping back up. So, who knows—maybe your next anxiety-fueled scroll through the internet will be worth half a million too.

Just, you know... try not to spend it all on dumb stuff.