Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing is now worth an estimated $1.22 billion, likely luring more people to convenience stores with dreams of winning big.

The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $1.22 billion after no one managed to hit all six numbers on Christmas Eve. The Friday night drawing comes with a cash option of $549.7 million. If it's won, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history,

NEW YORK — Buzz is still building over Friday night's $1.2 billion Mega Millions drawing, as people across the country dish out a couple bucks of cash for the chance to win big. As the clock ticks toward time to draw,

It’s been a busy month for lottery players. The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at a $1.22 billion ahead of a Dec. 27 drawing, after a Christmas Eve drawing failed to yield a winner. That makes it the largest such prize for either of the two big multistate lottery games — Mega Millions and Powerball — in the holiday-filled month of December,

Mega Millions players could be a billionaire as the jackpot is worth an estimated $1.15 billion for the Friday, Dec. 27 drawing.