“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.

No one is celebrating Christmas with a Mega Millions jackpot win. After no ticket matched the six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve, the jackpot exploded to an estimated $1.15 billion. Players have their next chance to win on Friday, Dec. 27. If someone scores all the winning numbers, they could take home the fifth-largest jackpot in game history.

A Mega Million Christmas Eve drawing shortly before midnight could make one lucky winner a Christmas Day billionaire (before taxes).

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.

The Christmas Eve drawing is at 8 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302 million, according to lottery organizers.

The Mega Millions jackpot is creeping towards $1 billion with a Christmas Eve draw approaching after no one won Friday.

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

With no one winning the jackpot Friday, the grand prize for Tuesday’s drawing ballooned from $862 million to $1 billion, according to the lottery. A jackpot winner in Tuesday’s drawing could choose to receive the money in annuitized payments or take a lump sum estimated at $448.8 million.