The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $944 million for the Christmas Eve drawing, making it the largest December lottery prize in U.S. history and the seventh-biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever. The cash option stands at $429.4 million.

No one has won the jackpot since September 10, when a Texas ticket claimed $810 million. The odds of winning are one in 302,575,350.

Friday's December 20 drawing saw over two million winning tickets across non-jackpot prizes:

• Five tickets won $1 million by matching all five white balls
• 48 tickets won $10,000 by matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball
• 1.36 million tickets won $2 by matching just the Mega Ball

Important Changes Coming:

• Starting April 2025, ticket prices will increase from $2 to $5
• The new price includes the Megaplier multiplier
• Jackpot odds will remain the same (1 in 302.5 million)
• Game will continue using 70 white balls and 25 Mega Balls

Notable: An unclaimed $1.128 billion winning ticket sold in Neptune, N.J. in March 2024 must be redeemed by March 26, 2025. This represents the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history.

The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, December 24, at 11 p.m. EST at the Georgia Lottery headquarters in Atlanta.

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