The Virginia Lottery said a man from Ashburn and his aunt, who lives in Emporia, Va., will split $1 million after they won Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Miran Smith gave Geraldine Smith the lottery ticket as a gift.

Miran Smith gifted his aunt, Geraldine Smith, a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket. It turned out to be one of the grand prize winners worth $1 million, according to the Virginia Lottery.

A Virginia man earned some major brownie points with his aunt after gifting her a New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket that lottery officials said won a $1 million top prize.

According to Virginia Lottery, the $1 million prize was part of the New Year's Millionaire Raffle. Five tickets were sold at grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations across the commonwealth. Those businesses include: Ticket #068764 (bought at McNair Farms Sunoco, 13470 Coppermine Road, Herndon)