The Mega Millions® jackpot of $980 Million has finally been hit — and this time, the life-changing winning ticket was sold in Georgia.

After climbing steadily since late June, the jackpot was won for just the fifth time in 2025 during Friday night’s drawing. One ticket matched all six numbers — 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and the gold Mega Ball 7 — securing an estimated $980 million prize, or $452.2 million in cash. It’s the largest jackpot ever awarded in the month of November and ranks as the eighth largest Mega Millions prize in history.

Georgia, one of the original founding members of Mega Millions, also celebrates its largest jackpot win ever and its first jackpot hit since November 2016.

“$980 million is the largest jackpot that’s been won since the Mega Millions game changed back in April,” said Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium. “Congratulations to our big winner from Georgia and to all our players who are winning more than ever with this new version of the game.”

A Record-Breaking Jackpot Run

Friday’s winner ended what had become the longest jackpot run in Mega Millions history — 40 consecutive drawings since the last jackpot was hit in Virginia on June 27.

During that run:

  • Nearly 14.3 million winning tickets were sold at all prize levels

  • $343.4 million in non-jackpot prizes were awarded

  • 21 second-tier prizes worth $2 million or more were won across multiple states, including Florida

  • 347 third-tier prizes ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 were claimed in 40 jurisdictions nationwide

Big Wins in the November 14 Drawing

Even beyond the massive jackpot, Friday’s drawing delivered a surge of winners:

  • 1,112,941 winning tickets were sold across all prize levels

  • One ticket sold in Michigan matched the five white balls and, with the 3X multiplier, is worth $3 million

  • 48 tickets nationwide won the third-tier prize by matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball, with winnings multiplied based on the Megaplier

Florida was among the states with multiple third-tier winners.

What’s Next

With the jackpot claimed, Mega Millions will reset to its starting amount for the next drawing — but after a historic run of winners and enhanced prize levels, players across the country are already looking ahead to what could come next.

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