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).

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The Mega Millions drawing tonight on Christmas Eve is $1 billion. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Sept. 13 of this year. That's how we've gotten to a $1 billion jackpot with a cash option value of $448.8 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to hit $1 billion on Christmas Eve after there was no winner declared last week. The estimated cash prize is now $448.8 million, according to the Mega Millions lottery. Another drawing will happen at 11 p.m. on Tuesday. All drawings are finalized at 10:45 p.m.

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.