A Mega Million Christmas Eve drawing shortly before midnight could make one lucky winner a Christmas Day billionaire (before taxes).

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium Joshua Johnston said.

A lucky lottery player may get a big present on Christmas Eve: The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion. Tuesday's drawing is for an estimated $970 million, or $439.9 million in cash, according to the lottery.

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.

Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve.

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.

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.

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.