Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the Dec. 20 drawing, and the jackpot is huge.

The Mega Millions jackpot stands at a jolly $862 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing. That makes it the largest such prize for either of the two big multistate lottery games — Mega Millions and Powerball — in the holiday-filled month of December, according to data compiled by LottoReport.com.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $862 million, with a cash option of $392.1 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the conclusion of the drawing.

No one was lucky enough to hit the jackpot in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, so the grand prize continued to rise to more than $800 million.

There’s a laundry list of horror stories about big lottery winners whose golden tickets led to strained family relationships, bankruptcy, prison or even murder.

This Christmas Eve, one lucky lottery ticket could celebrate with a Mega Millions jackpot nearing $1 billion – the largest prize ever offered in the month of December.

No one matched Mega Millions' all six winning numbers last Tuesday, and the jackpot now stands at $862 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won at $810 million in Texas on Sept.