Upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out of his limp hand as he lies unconscious in the street. While recovering in the hospital and watching television, Earl has a karmic epiphany.
During their high school days, Earl ruined Randy's chance to score a touchdown during a key American football game, so Earl tries to figure out a way to make things right.
Earl's list of misdeeds grows when Joy makes it very clear that he's not welcome at her wedding to Darnell, scheduling it for his birthday so that no one can celebrate with him. This leaves him with just one possible course of action.
Earl tries to win a beauty pageant trophy for Joy to make up for breaking one that she had won, so he enlists the help of her former nemesis, but Joy wants to stay on Earl's list so that he will owe her a hot tub.
Earl has finally got his like on track with a new job, apartment and love interest, but his shocking testimony during Joy's trial may bring it crashing all down.
