A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $980 million, the largest jackpot ever won in Georgia, was sold at a Publix supermarket in Newnan, Georgia on Friday. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $452.2 million if the winner chooses the lump-sum option. This is the eighth largest Mega Millions jackpot in history.
The City of Homes is now home to the largest jackpot ever won in Georgia and the eighth largest in Mega Millions history. The winning ticket for the 980 million Mega Millions promotion on Friday was sold in Newnan located approximately 40 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of 452.2 million if the winner chooses the lump-sum option. The numbers selected on Friday were 1 8 11 12 and 57 and the gold Mega Ball was 7. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was a Quik Pik and was sold at a Publix supermarket at 4000 N. U.S. 29 in Newnan. I woke up with a text saying Please tell me youre the person that won and I never wanted something more to be true Newnan resident Erica Lawson told WSB-TV. On its website Newnan refers to itself as the City of Homes. Its six historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places feature antebellum and Victorian-style homes that were prevalent in the city during the 19th century. We are thrilled to congratulate the largest winner in our states history Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said in a statement. With every Mega Millions ticket sold in Georgia supporting HOPE and Pre-K Georgias students and families are also big winners. We appreciate our players and retailers for their support of our mission. Lottery officials said the previous highest payout in Georgia was a Powerball ticket sold in Buford located nearly 40 miles northeast of Atlanta on Oct. 23 2024. Two people split the 478.2 million payout and opted for the cash option of 230.6 million apiece. It is also the first Mega Millions jackpot won in Georgia since November 2016. The jackpot had been growing since a winning ticket worth 348 million was sold in Virginia on June 27 lottery officials said. There have been a record 40 drawings since then. One ticket sold in Michigan came close to winning Fridays big cash as it matched five white balls for 1 million. The 3X multiplier made that a 3 million ticket. There were 48 tickets that matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win at least 10 000. Two tickets one each in New York and Pennsylvania had 10X multipliers and were worth 100 000 apiece. Seven tickets had 4X multipliers and were worth 40 000 each. They were sold in Arizona Connecticut Florida Georgia Michigan New York and Texas. There were 17 tickets worth 30 000 each since they had the 3X multiplier. Two each were sold in Georgia Maryland and Texas and one each was won in California Illinois Maine New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee and Virginia). Twenty-two of those tickets had the 2X multiplier and were worth 20 000 apiece. Two each were sold in California Florida Missouri New Jersey Texas and Virginia plus one each in Georgia Illinois Kentucky Maryland New Mexico New York Ohio Oregon Tennessee and Wyoming. Find complete drawing results here. The largest jackpot in Mega Ball history was 1.602 billion which was won on Aug. 8 2023 when a ticket in Neptune Beach Florida matched all of the numbers. Tickets are sold in 45 states Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are 5 each. Mega Millions now resets to 50 with the next drawing on Tuesday. listed on 2025 Cox Media Group