Talk about a stocking stuffer!
With no winner in Friday’s drawing, one lucky winner on Christmas Eve could score a Mega Millions jackpot nearing $1 billion.
That would mark the seventh-largest prize in Mega Millions history – and the largest ever won in the month of December.
Friday’s winning numbers were 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus Mega Ball 19. Since there were no winners, the grand prize ballooned to $944 million. The last jackpot win was on Sept. 10.
A jackpot winner in Tuesday’s drawing on Christmas Eve could accept the winnings in annual annuity payments or a lump sum estimated at $429.4 million, according to the lottery.
So far, the biggest winner this year was a Florida-based Mega Millions ticket holder who won a $1.6 billion prize. Locally, a New Jersey player won a $1.13 billion jackpot on March 26.