A Mega Millions ticket may be all that separates you from turning this ordinary Tuesday into a day you'll be never forget, especially because the multistate lottery's jackpot has risen to an impressive $57 million.

To find out if it's really you who gets to take home that nifty nest egg, make sure tune in at 11 p.m. ET, which is when the draw for tonight's jackpot is set to take place at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate.

If you do hit the jackpot and want to take home every last penny, the total prize 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 $34 million.

The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing on Dec. 4 were 26, 42, 47, 61 and 73; the Mega Ball number was 6; and the Megaplier number was 5, according to the game's official website. The estimated jackpot had been $47 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 those 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, their prizes could have even been as high as $5 million.

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.

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