A single ticket sold in Georgia won the estimated $980 million Mega Millions jackpot, which is the eighth largest in its history, the lottery announced Saturday.

The last time someone took home such a lofty prize was in December 2024, when a California player nabbed a $1.269 billion prize.

"After growing since the end of June, the Mega Millions jackpot was won for just the fifth time this year on Friday night. A single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six numbers in the November 14 drawing – the white balls 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57, plus the gold Mega Ball 7 – to win the estimated $980 million prize ($452.2 million cash)," the lottery said.

"It’s by far the largest prize ever won in the month of November, and the eighth largest jackpot in the history of the game," the lottery added, not

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