Mega Millions players in North Carolina can have fun this Friday trying their luck on a $346 million jackpot.

A winner tonight would have the choice of taking home the $346 million jackpot as an annuity or $156.1 million in cash.

“A major jackpot like tonight’s $346 million prize leads players to start dreaming bigger about how their lives would change if they won,” said Mark Michalko, chief executive officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “We are all hoping some lucky North Carolinian takes home the big prize tonight. Good luck.”

Even though the jackpot remains up for grabs, players are taking home lots of other prizes playing Mega Millions. Tuesday’s drawing produced more than 6,400 winning tickets in North Carolina.

Mega Millions players also help benefit education in the state as the current jackpot run has raised over an estimated $5.5 million for education programs in North Carolina.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290 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 lottery funds make a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.