No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in last night's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing to $1.15 billion -- the ninth-largest prize in U.

It’s not the $1 billion jackpot, but a lucky Mega Millions player in California won more than $1.7 million, before taxes, during Tuesday’s Christmas Eve drawing.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - No one won the Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot Tuesday night. The winning numbers for the Dec. 24 Mega Millions drawing were 11, 14, 38, 45, and 46, with a multiplier of 3. The jackpot has grown to $1.15 billion, with a cash-out option of $516 million.