If you're one of those lottery players who only buys tickets when the jackpot gets huge, then get out your dollar bills.
Tuesday's multi-state Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to an estimated $171 million. If you win, you can take a single payment worth about $124 million with the cash option, or take home about $6.5 million a year for 26 years with the annuity option.
The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled over 13 times since Jan. 27. The last winning jackpot ticket was $72 million and was sold on Jan. 24 to Marcia Adams, a 33-year-old College Park accountant who opted to take the lump-sum amount of $52 million.
While you're formulating those six winning numbers for the 11 p.m. Tuesday drawing, here are some other fast facts: Tickets are $1 per play. Players can multiply prizes with the Megaplier option for an additional $1 per play. Your overall odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 175 million. The biggest Georgia Lottery Mega Millions jackpot, worth $390 million, was won on March 6, 2007. There were two winners -- one in Georgia and one in New Jersey.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot stands at $50 million.
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