Tens of thousands of Mega Millions players across the nation may be dreaming of starting out the weekend as brand new millionaires.

And if you are one of them and have bought your ticket, you might want to tune in at 11 p.m. ET, when the draw for tonight's $84 million jackpot is set to take place at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate.

If you hit the jackpot and want to take home every last penny, the total prize will be paid out in annual installments over a 29-year period. Otherwise, you have the option of an immediate lump sum payout of about $52 million.

The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing on Oct. 13 were 7, 9, 24, 38 and 52; the Mega Ball number was 1; and the Megaplier number was 5, according to the game's official website.

The estimated jackpot had been $74 million, but no one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on that day. In fact, the Oct. 13 drawing produced no new millionaires at all.

The multistate lottery reported that no one matched five numbers, which, depending on the Megaplier option, would have yielded between $1 million and $4 million. The feature is used in some states and allows players to increase non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times.

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 find out how to watch the Mega Millions drawings at 11 p.m. ET.