If Miran Smith wasn’t already his Aunt Geraldine’s favorite nephew, he is now. A simple gift—a Virginia New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket—turned into a 7-figure jackpot for the lucky winners, and they’re splitting the spoils of their victory Miran Smith,

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.

It turned out to be one of the grand prize winners worth $1 million, according to the. After the winning numbers were announced Jan. 1, the nephew called his aunt and asked her to check the ticket number.