Overview
- Officials said a Quick Pick bought at Publix #1816 in Arbor Springs Plaza matched 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and Mega Ball 7, earning the store a $50,000 bonus.
- The winner had not come forward as of Monday morning, and the odds of matching all six numbers were 1 in 290,472,336.
- The payout is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in Georgia and the eighth-largest in the game, ending a record run of roughly 40 drawings without a jackpot.
- Georgia requires winning tickets to be redeemed in state within 180 days of the drawing.
- The winner can choose a 30‑year annuity or a lump sum estimated at about $452.2 million before taxes, with a rough after‑tax take of about $240 million per USAMega.com, as the jackpot resets to $50 million for Tuesday’s drawing.