John McCarthy
The Mega Millions is back down to $50 million with one lucky person in Georgia winning the $980 million jackpot November 14, after no one matched the winning numbers in the drawing Nov. 11.
If a lucky ticket holder matches all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery numbers, they will have the option of a one-time cash payment of $452.2 million.
The jackpot was the eighth largest since the game began in 2002, according to the folks at Mega Millions. The largest single prize in recent history came on December 27, 2024, when one lucky winner in California won a $1.269 billion jackpot.
On April 18, a player in Ohio took home a $112 million jackpot. Other winners include a ticket holder in Illinois who won $344 million on March 25 and another on January 17 for $113 million.
Here are the winning numbers from the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, November 14, 2025: 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and Mega Ball 7.
It has been more than four months since someone claimed the jackpot back in June. In fact, it’s now one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions history.
There is also a $452.2 million cash option up for grabs.
If nobody wins the nearly billion dollar jackpot, your next chance to try for the top prize will be Tuesday night at 11 p.m. Read more about the Mega Millions right here.
Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot sits at $546 million. The next drawing for that lottery game will be Saturday night. Learn more about it here.
