Dear Care and Feeding, I’m the youngest sibling in my family. My siblings are really close with members of our extended family on both sides, despite everyone being pretty physically distant.

Courtesy Michigan Lottery "My cousin purchased the ticket for the white elephant gift exchange at our family Christmas party," Hickox said.

Emily Hickox was gifted the lottery ticket through a white elephant gift exchange she participated in with her family.

A woman in Indiana won the top prize of $500,000 on a scratch-off ticket from the Michigan lottery she ended up with during a white elephant gift exchange on Christmas.

She scratched off the ticket on Christmas Day, which is also her birthday. "My cousin purchased the ticket for the white elephant gift exchange at our family Christmas party," said Hickox.