There is a jackpot winner in Mega Millions, as the grand prize approached $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing.
The jackpot-winning ticket is in Georgia, according to Mega Millions.
The winning numbers for the draw were 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and, in the case of the golden Mega Ball, 7.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $980 million on Friday after no tickets matched the six numbers drawn Tuesday night. That would make it the eighth largest in the history of the lottery game.
Mega Millions Lottery game tickets are displayed for customers at a convenience store in Chicago, April 6, 2025.
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Previously, the jackpot was last won on June 27.
The award had an estimated cash value of $452.2 million, which can be offered as a one-time payment or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
After winning four jackpots in the first half of this year, Friday’s drawing marked the 40th drawing in this streak, a game record, since it was last won in Virginia on June 27.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for a play.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $1.6 billion on August 8, 2023.
