Source: Africa Publicity
A singer lottery player in Georgia, USA, has won a staggering $980 jackpot after staking just a $2 ticket.
The $980 million, according to Mega Millions, is the eighth-largesr prize in its history. The last time a single player won such a huge amount was in December 2024, when a player in California won a whopping $1.269 billion.
Mega Millions announced the lucky winner on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
According to Mega Millions, “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).”
It added that “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,” saying “in the 40 drawings since the jackpot was last won at $348 million in Virginia on June 27 — the most drawings in a single jackpot run in the game’s history — there were almost 14.3 million winning tickets at all prize levels.”
Megan Millions indicated that “With the new greatly-enhanced prize values, total non-jackpot prizes won were nearly $343.4 million”, adding that “These include 21 second-tier prizes of $2 million or more (won in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia).”
