One Mega Millions player in Georgia has won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming incredible odds to win the prize.
The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 with the gold Mega Ball 7.
The winner overcame Mega Millions’ astronomical odds of 1 in 290.5 million by matching all six numbers. Reports say Mega Millions officials have announced that the winning Quik Pick ticket was sold at a Publix Supermarket in the Newnan area. The next drawing will be on Tuesday.
A winner can choose an annuity or the cash option — a one-time, lump-sum payment of $452.2 million before taxes. If there are multiple jackpot winners, the prize is shared.
There were four Mega Millions jackpot wins earlier this year, but Friday’s drawing was the 40th since the last win on June 27, a game record, officials said.
In September, two Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won a nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, one of the largest in the U.S. The current Mega Millions jackpot isn’t among the top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots but would be the eighth-largest for Mega Millions since the game began in 2002, and is the single-largest jackpot award throughout the Georgia Lottery’s history.
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