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A ticket with all six numbers in Friday evening’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw was sold in Georgia with the estimated jackpot of $980 million, the 14th-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
The numbers drawn Friday were 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and the Mega number was 7. The drawing was the 40th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The owner of the ticket has the option of receiving $980 million in 30 graduated annual installments or a lump sum cash payment of $452.2 million, according to the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game.
Both figures are subject to federal taxes.
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A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Michigan and is worth $3 million.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.
The jackpot was the eighth-largest in the history of the Mega Millions game, which began in 1996 as The Big Game and was given the new name Mega Millions in 2002.
There have been six Powerball drawings with larger jackpots, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the Powerball game
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will be $50 million.
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I woke up this morning ready—truly ready—to pack my imaginary bags, claim my imaginary keys to a sunny little Florida condo overlooking a golf course, and establish the kind of forever endowment that would let The Zebra Press, Alexandria’s beloved source for good news and community storytelling, coast proudly into the future on a cloud of financial security.
Because, as you might know, I am an eternal optimist. Eternal. Relentless. Borderline delusional most days, especially when jackpots approach a billion.
But then… reality.
Some fortunate person in Georgia matched all six Mega Millions numbers Friday night. While I was here carefully flattening out my crumpled Alexandria-bought ticket just in case the scanner “made a mistake,” someone down South is probably already scrolling Pinterest boards titled “Which Color Lamborghini Says Responsible Adult?”
Meanwhile, your faithful publisher is still right here—pounding the cobblestones—dreaming small dreams like “retire before 104,” “replace the printer,” and “maybe get a parking spot that’s not half a zip code away.”
The winning numbers, by the way, were 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and Mega Ball 7—in case you’d like to confirm your own shattered hopes. The jackpot had crept up to $980 million, the eighth largest in Mega Millions history, and someone actually did it.
And yes, I briefly imagined The Zebra finally getting that permanent endowment. I pictured future generations saying, “Remember when Mary hit the jackpot and funded citywide good-news coverage for eternity?” Then I checked my numbers and thought, “Well. Maybe next Tuesday.”
But fear not: I may not have won $980 million, but I did win another week of doing what I love—telling Alexandria’s stories, covering the good people of this city, and cheering on our community one headline at a time.
And honestly? That’s a pretty great consolation prize.
(…though I still would’ve enjoyed that vacation condo.)
—Mary

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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 there are multiple jackpot winners, the prize is shared.
Tickets are $5 each and are sold in 45 states, including Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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In total, over 55,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus games
A LUCKY punter is celebrating after bagging a whopping prize in last night’s draw – as players are urged to check their tickets.
A player in Cork matched five numbers and a lucky star in the EuroMillions draw, bagging the €294,048 prize.
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The Lotto chiefs revealed that the winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Sweeney’s Daybreak in Kiltegan Park, Rochestown.
The winning numbers in last night’s draw were 9, 26, 27, 45, 48 and the lucky stars were 8 and 9.
However, they were one lucky star short of bagging the eye-watering EuroMillions jackpot worth €122,611,491.
The major jackpot is set to roll again for the next EuroMillions draw, increasing the jackpot sum for the next winner.
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National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O’Dwyer said: “A EuroMillions player in Cork is certain to be celebrating today after matching five numbers and one lucky star in Friday night’s main EuroMillions draw to win an incredible €294,048.
“While over 55,000 players won prizes across the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws, the Cork player earned themselves the title as the biggest winner of the night in Ireland.
“Today, we are encouraging all our players in Cork to check their tickets very carefully and to contact our Prize Claims team as soon as possible.”
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The winner has been urged to check their clips carefully, sign them immediately and keep them safe if it’s the winning ticket.
They have been advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie.
They will make arrangements for the lucky winner to claim their prize at Lotto Headquarters.
In total, over 55,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus games.
There were no winners of the EuroMillions Plus jackpot prize worth €500,000, but 46 players managed to match four numbers, winning €2,000 each.
The winning numbers were 19, 30, 31, 34 and 38.
And the winning raffle numbers for the whopping €5,000 prize were revealed.
The winning raffle numbers are: I-SWH-26164, I-SWH-29741, I-SWH-40614, I-SWJ-16659, I-SWJ-25127, I-SWK-67664, I-SWM-25302, I-SWM-80999, I-SWN-05773 and I-SWN-58378.
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It is unknown how many winners have won the raffle draw.
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A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize.
The single winning ticket was purchased at a Publix supermarket in Newnan, which is roughly 40 miles from Atlanta, a news release from the lottery says.

“We are thrilled to congratulate the largest winner in our state’s history,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said in the news release.
Georgia state law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous if they win a prize of $250,000 or more and provides a written statement asking for confidentiality.
The win also earned the store a $50,000 retailer bonus from the Georgia Lottery.
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 there are multiple jackpot winners, the prize is shared.
There were four Mega Millions jackpot wins earlier this year, but Friday’s drawing was the 40th since the last win on June 27, a game record, officials said.
In September, two Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won a nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, one of the largest in the U.S. The current Mega Millions jackpot isn’t among the top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots but would be the eighth-largest for Mega Millions since the game began in 2002.
Mega Millions offers lesser prizes in addition to the jackpot. The odds of winning any of these is 1 in 23.
There were more than 800,000 winners of non-jackpot prizes from the Nov. 11 drawing.
Tickets are $5 each and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Half the proceeds from each Mega Millions ticket remains in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Local lottery agencies run the game in each jurisdiction and how profits are spent is dictated by law.
Sometimes gambling can become addictive.
The National Council on Problem Gambling defines problem gambling as “gambling behavior that is damaging to a person or their family, often disrupting their daily life and career.”
It is sometimes called gambling addiction or gambling disorder, a recognized mental health diagnosis. The group says anyone who gambles can be at risk.
Its National Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-522-4700, connects anyone seeking assistance with a gambling problem to local resources.
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