I’m sure tonight some folks may have some last minute shopping to do. Well add this to your list. A lucky lottery player may get a big present on Christmas Eve. The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion.
If someone wins the $970 million tonight, it would mark just the second Mega Millions jackpot win on Christmas Eve. Very few Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year. It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
You don’t get the money right away for a lovely Christmas present, but I’m sure you’ll be taxed on it in 2024.