Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says

A Mega Millions subordinate successful Georgia won the $980 cardinal jackpot connected Friday, overcoming abysmal likelihood to triumph the immense prize.

The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 with the golden Mega Ball 7.

The victor overcame Mega Millions' astronomical likelihood of 1 successful 290.5 cardinal by matching each six numbers. The adjacent drafting volition beryllium connected Tuesday.

A victor tin take an annuity oregon the currency enactment - a one-time, lump-sum outgo of $452.2 cardinal earlier taxes. If determination are aggregate jackpot winners, the prize is shared.

There were 4 Mega Millions jackpot wins earlier this year, but Friday's drafting was the 40th since the past triumph connected June 27, a crippled record, officials said.

In September, 2 Powerball players successful Missouri and Texas won a astir $1.8 cardinal jackpot, 1 of the largest successful the U.S. The existent Mega Millions jackpot isn't among the apical 10 U.S. lottery jackpots but would beryllium the eighth-largest for Mega Millions since the crippled began successful 2002.

Other prizes

Mega Millions offers lesser prizes successful summation to the jackpot. The likelihood of winning immoderate of these is 1 successful 23.

There were much than 800,000 winners of non-jackpot prizes from the Nov. 11 drawing.

Tickets are $5 each and are sold successful 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Half the proceeds from each Mega Millions summons remains successful the jurisdiction wherever the summons was sold. Local lottery agencies tally the crippled successful each jurisdiction and however profits are spent is dictated by law.

Gambling addictions

Sometimes gambling tin go addictive.

The National Council connected Problem Gambling defines occupation gambling arsenic "gambling behaviour that is damaging to a idiosyncratic oregon their family, often disrupting their regular beingness and career."

It is sometimes called gambling addiction oregon gambling disorder, a recognized intelligence wellness diagnosis. The radical says anyone who gambles tin beryllium astatine risk.

Its National Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-522-4700, connects anyone seeking assistance with a gambling occupation to section resources.