New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- A Mega Millions lottery ticket buyer in Georgia, United States, won the nearly $1 billion jackpot prize on Friday night. However, this mega jackpot brings along a big federal government tax bill for the individual, reported the news portal Forbes on Saturday, 15 November 2025.

According to the news portal's report, six winning tickets were drawn on Friday, 14 November 2025, which were bought from Publix in Newnan, Georgia. The winning tickets were 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and gold Mega Ball 7.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot winner won $980 million or nearly $1 billion from a pool of jackpot, which has been growing since June 2025. In the last lottery winning, an individual from Virginia, United States, won $348 million....