$1 Million Lottery Ticket To Spotsylvania-Area Son, Mother

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA—Feeling lucky? James Hockaday of Woodford recently was feeling just that. So he pulled into a 7-Eleven convenience store and bought a Virginia Lottery Extreme Millions scratch-off ticket.

And once he started scratching, and saw what was about to befall him, "My heart started beating hard."

No wonder. He indeed had won the games $1 million prize, which he split with this mother, Janice Hockaday of Spotsylvania. They opted for the one-time cash payout of $657,030 before taxes.

The 7-Eleven at 5409 Mudd Tavern Road in Woodford received a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Photo: Virginia Lottery