He got a notification that he won a prize playing Powerball, but he thought it was probably a modest amount, "$8 or $16."
The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday's Powerball jackpot worth $1.25 billion.
A $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot could provide someone with plenty of spending money just nine days before Christmas.
The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.1 billion after no player won the grand prize in Saturday night's drawing.
The Powerball jackpot climbed to $930 million as no one matched the numbers Monday night.
Neil Warren bought a ticket online and matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball.