Edwin Castro remains the largest lottery winner in U.S. history with his epic $2.04 billion Powerball win.

The $980 million Mega Millions jackpot had an estimated cash value of $452.2 million at the time of the drawing.

Two Publix stores in Florida sold billion-dollar lottery tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions in 2016 and 2023, respectively.

Lottery frenzy peaked after Mega Millions zeroed in on $1 billion — and after five months of rollovers, we have a winner.

A Publix grocery store in Georgia sold the sole ticket that matched five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Friday, Nov. 14, Mega Millions drawing for $980 million. It was the eighth-largest Mega Millions jackpot as of Nov. 17, 2025.

Mega Millions resets to $50 million for Tuesday, Nov. 18, forgoing a repeat for another ho

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