Mega Millions jumps to $121M

ATLANTA – Mega Millions is on a mega roll. The jackpot for tonight's drawing is an estimated $121 million to a single annuity winner. It only takes $1 for a chance to win big.

Adding to the excitement, the big jackpot game Powerball is coming to Georgia. With Mega Millions and Powerball, Georgians will have more chances to win big jackpots.

Powerball tickets go on sale in Georgia on Jan. 31. The first Powerball drawing in Georgia will be held Feb. 3.

Mega Millions drawings will continue to be held on Tuesday and Fridays. Powerball drawings will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. That's four big jackpots per week!

With tonight's Mega Millions drawing, any lucky player who matches all five white ball numbers, along with the Mega Ball number, could walk away with approximately $4.6 million a year (before taxes) for 26 years with the annuity option. Or a player could select the cash option and win a single check worth approximately $75 million (before taxes).

Any Georgia Lottery retailer who sells a winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket can earn the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus payment. If more than one winning jackpot ticket is sold in Georgia, the retailers selling the winning tickets will share the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus.

As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Mega Millions will benefit education in the state of Georgia.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $11.4 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-K Program. More than 1.2 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.