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Aunt, Nephew Share Millionaire's Raffle Prize Won In Ashburn
An aunt and nephew decided to split the $1M prize of a Virginia Millionaire's Raffle from a ticket bought in Ashburn.
ASHBURN, VA — An Ashburn man's gift to his aunt turned out to be a million-dollar decision for the both of them.
Miran Smith, an Ashburn resident, gifted his aunt Geraldine Smith a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket. The ticket was one of five tickets winning the top $1 million prize.
When the winning numbers were called on Jan. 1, he called his aunt to check the ticket number.
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"You’re a millionaire!" Smith declared when he found out the ticket won.
"For real?" the aunt replied.
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Smith and his aunt from Emporia, Virginia, decided to split the prize.
The winning ticket came from the Schmitz Sunoco at 42800 Creek View Plaza in Ashburn. Other $1 million winning tickets came from Fishersville, Henrico, Herndon and Moneta. Seven other tickets won $100,000 and were bought in Amelia, Charlottesville, Marshall, Midlothian, Tazewell, Woodstock and Yorktown. Another 1,000 tickets each won $500.
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