This Christmas Eve, one lucky lottery ticket could celebrate with a Mega Millions jackpot of $1 billion – the largest prize ever offered in the month of December.

Historically, December has seen 13 Mega Millions jackpots since the game's inception in 2002 with only one of those wins on Christmas Eve.

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.

The Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot is $1 billion. Tuesday night’s drawing, which happens an hour before midnight in Atlanta, could mean a holiday windfall for a lucky winner whose $2 ticket ...

This Christmas Eve, one lucky lottery ticket could celebrate with a Mega Millions jackpot of $1 billion – the largest prize ever offered in the month of December.