Mo’ money November.
A Georgia Mega Millions player won the estimated $980 million grand prize Friday night, the ninth largest in history, ending the game’s longest drought between jackpot winners.
The winning numbers were 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 with the gold Mega ball 7.
A Mega Millions ticket from July 26, 2022, in New York. Paul Martinka
Friday night’s win is the first time in Mega Millions player matched all six numbers since an anonymous ticket holder won the $348 million jackpot during the June 27 drawing in Burgess, Virginia.
There have been 39 consecutive winless drawings between the jackpot winners.
The unidentified winner told lottery officials that they intend to purchase a new, zero-radius riding lawn mower.
The ticket holder chose to take the one-time $155.6 million cas

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