US EditionMega Millions draws numbers for $980 million jackpot
- At 11 p.m. ET, Mega Millions will draw winning numbers for an estimated $980 million jackpot, with results posted afterward.
- The ongoing roll has pushed the jackpot higher after the longest streak without a winner in the game's 23-year history and marks the 40th drawing since June 27, when a Virginia winner claimed $348 million.
- Players face odds of 1 in 290,472,336 and can buy $5 per play tickets that include a built-in multiplier randomly assigning 2x–10x to non-jackpot prizes.
- Thousands of lower-tier prizes were paid, with 809,030 winning tickets totaling more than $27.9 million, and Florida sales support the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
- After tonight, the next drawing is Tuesday, November 18, and Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with results posted on the Mega Millions website and YouTube.
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A lucky Georgian winner this Friday won an estimated US$980 million jackpot in the Mega Millions, the eighth largest prize in the history of the game, the lottery reported. The winning ticket contained the following six numbers: 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and Mega Ball 7. This hit puts an end to a run of 39 no-win jackpot draws and is the first time since June that someone gets the ultimate prize. In the previous draw, a ticket sold in Virginia won US$ 34…
Winning Ticket for $980 Million Jackpot Sold in Georgia, Mega Millions Says
A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize. The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12, and 57 with the gold Mega Ball 7. The winner overcame Mega Millions’ astronomical odds of 1 in 290.5 million by matching all six numbers. The next drawing will be on Tuesday. A winner can choose an annuity or the cash option—a one-time, lump-sum payment of $452.2 million before taxes. If…
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