Mega Millions players in North Carolina can try their luck on a $681 million jackpot tonight, the seventh largest in the game’s history.

A winner in Tuesday’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $681 million jackpot as an annuity or $336.1 million in cash.

“It would be amazing to see a lucky player in North Carolina win one of the largest Mega Millions jackpots in history,” said Terri Rose, Chief Brand Officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “Check your tickets carefully after the drawing and good luck.”

Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Mega Millions:

• 36,621: That’s the total number of winning tickets in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing
• $9.3 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education during the current Mega Millions run

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.