If someone wins the Christmas Eve Mega Millions grand prize, it ill be the largest jackpot ever won in the month of December.

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.

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

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.

Historically, December has seen 13 Mega Millions jackpots since the game's inception in 2002 with only one of those wins on Christmas Eve.

“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.

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.

After no winners on Christmas Eve, the Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1.15 billion — the fifth-largest in game history.

The Mega Millions grand prize is at $1.15M after no one won Tuesday’s Christmas Eve drawing. Another drawing happens Friday.

The Christmas Eve drawing is at 8 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302 million, according to lottery organizers.

With no winner in Friday’s drawing, one lucky winner on Christmas Eve could score a Mega Millions jackpot nearing $1 billion.