“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

While all numbers have the same chance of winning statistically, the study analyzed winning numbers over the past decade to determine which were the "luckiest."

As the Mega Millions jackpot continues to rise to higher and higher numbers, here is what you need to know ahead of the next drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot is now around $1.15 billion ($516.1 million in cash), the highest-ever amount offered in December. The next drawing is on Friday. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

A Mega Millions player from Cottonwood, California, has won an incredible $1.22 billion jackpot as they matched all six numbers for huge Christmas lottery jackpot win

Did anyone win Friday night's drawing of the Mega Millions? The jackpot for the lottery rose to more than $900 million for the Christmas Eve drawing.