Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot value $980M gained in Newnan, Georgia
NEW YORK (WABC) — Georgia is celebrating its largest jackpot winner in historical past.
A single Mega Thousands and thousands ticket bought in Newnan matched all six numbers drawn Friday night time to win a jackpot value an estimated $980 million. The jackpot has an estimated money worth of $452.2 million.
Friday’s numbers have been: 1-8-11-12-57 Mega Ball: 7
Mega Thousands and thousands drawings are streamed on ABC 7 New York on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
Publix #1816, situated at 4000 N. Freeway 29 in Newnan, bought the fortunate Quik Pik ticket.
That is the very best single payout in Georgia Lottery historical past, surpassing the earlier report held when one Powerball ticket bought in Buford for the Oct. 23, 2024, drawing gained a $478.2 million jackpot. Two people shared the prize and chosen the money possibility of $230.6 million.
Georgia is among the founding members of Mega Thousands and thousands.
Within the 40 drawings because the jackpot was final gained at $348 million in Virginia on June 27 – probably the most drawings in a single jackpot run within the sport’s historical past – there have been nearly 14.3 million profitable tickets in any respect prize ranges. With the brand new greatly-enhanced prize values, whole non-jackpot prizes gained have been almost $343.4 million. These embody 21 second-tier prizes of $2 million or extra (gained in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia).
Mega Thousands and thousands tickets are $5 every and embody a randomly assigned multiplier, multiplying the bottom prize ranges by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X. Half of the proceeds from the sale of every Mega Thousands and thousands ticket stays within the state the place the ticket was bought, the place the cash helps designated good causes and retailer commissions.
The general odds of profitable any Mega Thousands and thousands prize are 1 in 23; the chances of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Mega Thousands and thousands is out there in 45 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
High Mega Thousands and thousands Jackpots
1. $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket in Florida)
2. $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket in South Carolina)
3. $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket in Maine)
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022 (one ticket in Illinois)
5. $1.22 billion, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket in California)
6. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
7. $1.050 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket in Michigan)
8. $980 million, Nov. 14, 2025 (one ticket in Georgia)
9. $810 million, Sept. 10, 2024 (one ticket in Texas)
10. $656 million, March 30, 2012 (three tickets in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland)
Here’s a take a look at the ten largest U.S. jackpots which have been gained and the states the place the profitable tickets have been bought:
1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.787 billion. Powerball. Sept. 6, 2025 (two tickets: Missouri and Texas)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.269 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket: California)
9.$1.128 billion Mega Thousands and thousands, March 26, 2024 (one ticket, from New Jersey)
10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
You’ll be able to watch the New York state lottery drawings reside each day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. on ABC 7 New York.
Powerball drawings are additionally streamed right here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Thousands and thousands drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most worthwhile Lottery, contributing $3.7 billion in Lottery Support to Training for FY2022-2023 to assist help training in New York State.
New York Lottery income is distributed to native faculty districts by the identical statutory components used to distribute different state help to training. It takes into consideration each a college district’s dimension and its earnings stage; bigger, lower-income faculty districts obtain proportionately bigger shares of Lottery faculty funding.
For extra details about the New York lottery and to see lottery outcomes, please go to nylottery.ny.gov..
New Yorkers scuffling with a playing habit, or who know somebody who’s, can discover assist by calling the State’s toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). Customary textual content charges could apply.
(The Related Press contributed to this report.)
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