The Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion before the Christmas Eve drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $1 billion ahead of the Christmas Eve drawing.

The estimated jackpot would make it the seventh-largest in the game’s history and its seventh billion-dollar prize.

It would also be the largest ever won in December if a ticket matches all six numbers drawn.

The cash value of the jackpot is estimated to be $448.8 million.

The last time the jackpot was won was $810 million in Texas on September 10. No one has won the top prize in the last 29 drawings since the jackpot has been blown.

According to the game, the Mega Millions jackpot has only been won on Christmas Eve once before. A jackpot of $68 million was won in New York on December 24, 2002, although it was never claimed.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350 according to Mega Millions.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 a game. Tuesday’s drawing is at 11 p.m. ET.