The winner of the Friday's (November 14) $989 million jackpot's actual take home total has been revealed.

Georgia taxes lottery winnings as income at 5.14% on top of the 24% in federal taxes withheld by the IRS, meaning the player, who purchased the ticket at a Publix grocery store in Newman, will either get $240 if they take the lump sum or payments totaling $522 million, which will be about $17.4 million annually for 30 years, according to USAMega.com . Winning tickets in the state of Georgia are valid for 180 days and must be redeemed within the state.

Georgia winners can also opt to keep their identity secret if they win a prize exceeding $250,000. The Mega Millions jackpot will reset to $50 million for Tuesday's (November 18) drawing. Results from Friday's Mega Millions game are l

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