Mega Millions Hits $1 Billion for Christmas Eve, Seventh-Largest Prize and Largest December Win

Dec 24, 2024, 02:00 AM

The Mega Millions jackpot has escalated to an estimated $1 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing, marking it as the seventh-largest prize in the game's history. This jackpot, which has a cash option of $448.8 million, has been growing since the last win on September 10, when an $810 million prize was claimed in Texas. The drawing is set to take place at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. If won, this would be the largest jackpot ever won in the month of December. The odds of winning the jackpot remain at 1 in 302,575,350. Mega Millions tickets are sold for $2 each in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.