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And with no winning ticket declared as of last week, the estimated Mega Millions grand prize now stands at $970 million.

If someone wins the Christmas Eve Mega Millions grand prize, it ill be the largest jackpot ever won in the month of December.

For instance, according to liveabout.com, in Idaho, a lottery winner can expect to take home 78.53 percent of the advertised winnings, while in West Virginia the total is much lower, at 16.97 percent.

No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.