What’s happening The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.22 billion after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball on Tuesday. That means there’s still a chance — 1 in nearly 303 million — that someone could take home the jackpot prize after Friday night's drawing.

The Mega Million jackpot is expected to rise to over $1.15 billion ahead of Friday's drawing. That's the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. The one time cash payout would be about $516.1 million,

It’s been a busy month for lottery players. The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at a $1.22 billion ahead of a Dec. 27 drawing, after a Christmas Eve drawing failed to yield a winner. That makes it the largest such prize for either of the two big multistate lottery games — Mega Millions and Powerball — in the holiday-filled month of December,

The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.15 billion -- and a winner could take home the fifth largest prize in Mega Millions history.

A billion dollars could be the perfect way to ring in the New Year. No one scored big on Christmas Eve when the last Mega Millions drawing pushed the jackpot closer to 10 figures, so now it has ballooned to at least $1.