Winning numbers were drawn in the eighth-largest Mega Millions drawing ever on Friday night, Nov. 14 with a jackpot of $980 million up for grabs. And after nearly five months, the game got a big winner.
One winner in Georgia matched all six numbers in the Nov. 14 drawing – matching the white balls 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57, plus the gold Mega Ball 7 – to win a jackpot of an estimated $980 million prize, or a one-time cash payment of $452.2 million. The win was Mega Million’s eighth largest jackpot ever and the largest prize ever won in the month of November.
“$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, in a news release. “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.”
Mega Millions ticket prices raised to $5 per play in April; the higher price includes a built-in multiplier, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times. Previously, in some states, players paid an extra dollar for a multiplier, known as the Megaplier. A higher starting jackpot is also part of the April changes; the jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 18 has a starting value of $50 million ($23.1 million cash).
The jackpot is the largest won since December 2024’s $1.269 billion prize awarded in California.
This year, there have been four Mega Millions winners. The most recent winner, from Virginia, claimed a jackpot of $348 million on June 27. Before that, an Ohio player won a $112 million jackpot on April 18. On March 25, a lucky ticket holder in Illinois took home $344 million, and earlier in the year, on Jan. 17, another winner in Arizona won $113 million.
Check below to see the winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Nov. 14.
The winning numbers for Friday, Nov. 14: 1-8-11-12-57 and the gold Mega Ball: 7
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Yes. A single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six numbers in the Nov. 14 drawing to win the estimated $980 million jackpot. In addition to the Georgia jackpot winner, a player in Michigan matched the five white balls with the 3X multiplier to win $3 million.
To view the list of past winners,visit the Mega Millions website.
To play the Mega Millions, you have to buy a ticket. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station or even grocery store. In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be bought online.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70. The gold Mega Ball ranges from 1 to 24.
If you’re feeling especially unlucky or don’t want to go through the hassle of picking, you can ask for a “Quick Pick“ or an ”Easy Pick.” These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
Mega Millions tickets now include a built-in multiplier, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times. Before, players had to pay an extra dollar to add the “Megaplier.”
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
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