A lucky Mega Millions winner in Georgia won the $983 million jackpot, the largest since the game changed in April. After taxes, the winner will take home about $240 million in a lump sum or $522 million over 30 years. The winning ticket was bought at a Publix grocery store in Newnan, Georgia.
Heres how much lucky Mega Millions winner will actually get after hitting 983M jackpotMikella SchuettlerNovember 16 2025 at 5 14 PM0 CopiedA lucky Mega Millions winner in Georgia scored the 989 million jackpot after the longest drought in the history of the game but theyll end up walking away with a lot less than that.Fridays winning ticket was bought in a Publix grocery store in Newnan a town 35 miles southwest of Atlanta following 40 days of drawing without a winner.The winning ticket was bought in a Publix grocery store. Getty ImagesThe jackpot ticket matched all six numbers 1 8 11 12 57 and the Mega Ball 7 and the odds of winning were 1 in 290 472 336 according Mega Millions.Georgia taxes lottery winnings as income at 5.14 on top of the 24 in federal taxes withheld by the IRS.That means out of the 989 million jackpot the winner will take home about 240 million after taxes if they opt for the lump sum according to USAMega.com.The full payout over 30 years will be about 522 million about 17.4 million per year.The lump sum after taxes would still allow the winner to buy Georgias most expensive home a 45 million palatial Georgian-style estate more than five times over.Players have a 1 in 290 472 336 chance of winning the jackpot. APWinning tickets are valid for 180 days after drawing according to the Georgia Lottery and must be redeemed in the state theyre bought.Theres a good chance the public will never know the lotto winners name.In Georgian winners can request to keep their identity a secret if they win prizes over 250 000.After the jackpot win Mega Millions resets the prize to 50 million. New numbers will be drawn on Tuesday.The next numbers will be drawn on Tuesday. Getty ImagesThe lottery jacked up the price of tickets to 5 dollars from 2 dollars in April which lottery administrators say would improve the chances of winning.983 million is the largest jackpot thats been won since the Mega Millions game changed back in April said Joshua Johnston lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium in a statement.The last top-ten jackpot win was for over 1 billion dollars collected by a lucky player in California in December 2024