A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night's drawing is $514 million after there were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the last drawing.
Lottery officials announced Monday that it will cost $5 to play Mega Millions, beginning in April, up from the current $2 per ticket.
A Mega Millions ticket worth more than a billion dollars was sold six months ago in New Jersey, but so far no one has claimed the jackpot.
After months without a grand prize winner, a winning Mega Millions ticket was finally sold in Sugarland, Texas.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $800 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.