“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium Joshua Johnston said.

Will you get lucky? The numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn on Friday at around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for $1.15 billion.

Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve.

A lucky lottery player may get a big present on Christmas Eve: The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion. Tuesday's drawing is for an estimated $970 million, or $439.9 million in cash, according to the lottery.

After no winners on Christmas Eve, the Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1.15 billion — the fifth-largest in game history.

The grand prize now rises to an estimated $42 million, with a cash option of approximately $18.8 million. /iStockphoto Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot,

A Publix store in Florida sold a Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million. The ticket was drawn on New Year's Eve. The winning numbers were 13, 22, 27, 29, 35 and megaball 1.