I’m quite sure it’s solely for clout. The timing was just right and the numbers lined up just so to produce that extra digit.

He’s like that one dog at the barbecue who’s just tall enough to snag a sausage from the buffet table while the humans weren’t looking. This is now the part where he parades his pilfered prize and gloats for a few minutes too long. “Look what I’ve got”. Don’t give him the satisfaction!