Mega Millions winner who got ticket from Publix in Newnan, Georgia, took cash. Who won $1.817 billion Christmas Eve Powerball in Arkansas?

Georgia resident comes forward as winner of record $983 million Mega Millions jackpot, the largest lottery prize ever won in the state and eighth-biggest in game history.

Mega Millions winning numbers are in for the Tuesday, Jan. 6 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $180 million ($81.9 million cash option). The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing are 9, 39, 47, 58, and 68, with Mega Ball number 24. No one won the Mega Millions jackpot.

A Publix shopper in Newnan, Georgia, bought Mega Millions ticket worth almost $1 billion in Nov. 14, 2025, drawing. Winner took the cash Jan. 2, 2026.

The winner took the cash option. Find out how much they got before taxes. #Megamillions #LotteryWinner #Georgia

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $90 million prize on December 2. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing:

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The lucky Georgian who won the November Mega Millions drawing has come forward to claim their prize.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Although nobody won the $157 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, Jan. 2, there were many other prizes won throughout Ohio. The winning Mega Millions numbers from Friday's drawing were 6, 13, 34, 43 and 52 and Mega Ball 4.

According to the Georgia Lottery, the person, who has chosen to remain anonymous, drew the winning numbers on the Nov. 14, 2025, drawing for the $983 million jackpot. The winning numbers for that drawing were: 1-8-11-12-57, with the Mega Ball 7. The winner chose the cash option, taking home $453.6 million on Jan. 2.