The Mega Millions jackpot just crossed a major milestone and now stands at $800 million for Tuesday’s drawing.

The jackpot, if won, would represent the seventh largest in the game’s history.

A winner in Tuesday’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $800 million jackpot as an annuity or $401.8 million in cash.

In Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, three $2 tickets in North Carolina matched four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000. The lucky tickets came from:

- Ingles on Greenwood Road in Spruce Pine
- Circle K on South Key Street in Pilot Mountain
- Speedway on N.C 56 in Creedmoor

“We love to see all those nice wins from Friday’s Mega Millions drawing,” said Terri Rose, Chief Brand Officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “We all have our fingers crossed that the biggest win of all will come in tonight’s drawing.”

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

For details on how money raised by the lottery makes a difference for education programs in all 100 North Carolina counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.