Just in time for the holidays, the Mega Millions jackpot has picked up steam and logged in at a worthy $94 million for tonight's drawing.

So if you are hoping for some extra cash to tackle those holiday bills and have bought a ticket for the multistate lottery, then you might want to tune in at 11 p.m. ET, which is when the draw for tonight's $66 million jackpot is set to take place at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate

If you do hit the big prize and want to take home every last penny, the total will be paid out to you in annual installments over a 29-year period. Otherwise, you also have the option of an immediate lump sum payout of "only" about $58 million.

The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing on Dec. 18 were 6, 23, 24, 28 and 62; the Mega Ball number was 7; and the Megaplier number was 5, according to the game's official website. The estimated jackpot had been $85 million, but no one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on that day.

But the Friday drawing did, however, produce two new millionaires: The multistate lottery reported that a couple of lucky players matched five numbers and thus took home $1 million each. With the Megaplier option, which is used in some states and allows players to increase non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times, that prize could have even been as high as $5 million this time around.

Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday, and the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. ET. Tickets for the game are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands - a total of 45 jurisdictions. The odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 15, but your chances of hitting the jackpot are only about 1 in 259 million.

So if you want to find out how close you are to hitting the jackpot and settling into a life of luxury, then click here to see how to watch the Mega Millions drawings at 11 p.m. ET.