There’s a jackpot winner within the Mega Millions, because the grand prize approached $1 billion forward of Friday night time’s drawing.
The successful jackpot ticket is in Georgia, in keeping with Mega Thousands and thousands.
The successful numbers within the drawing had been 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and, for the gold Mega Ball, 7.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $980 million on Friday after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night time. That will make it the eighth largest within the lottery recreation’s historical past.
Mega Thousands and thousands Lottery play slips are displayed for patrons at a comfort retailer in Chicago, April 6, 2025.
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The jackpot was beforehand final gained on June 27.
The prize had an estimated money worth of $452.2 million, which may be supplied as a one-time lump sum cost or a right away cost adopted by 29 annual funds.
After 4 jackpot wins within the first half of this yr, Friday’s drawing marked the fortieth drawing on this run, a recreation file, because it was final gained in Virginia on June 27.
The percentages of successful the jackpot at 1 in 290,472,336, in keeping with Mega Thousands and thousands.
Mega Thousands and thousands is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for one play.
The most important Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot prize ever gained was $1.6 billion on Aug. 8, 2023.
