How does a ticket that could win almost a billion dollars sound like a gift for the holidays?

There hasn’t been a Mega Millions winner in months, meaning a $970 million jackpot is up for grabs in the Christmas Eve drawing. The cash option is $439.9 million.

You can only watch the numbers drawn tonight LIVE on Channel 2 before WSB Tonight at 11pm

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Since 2002, there have been 13 Mega Million jackpot winners in December. The chance of winning is 1 in 300 million. But Charles Seltzer isn’t discouraged.

“You just never know what the universe has in store for you. “You can’t win if you don’t play,” Seltzer said Channel 2’s Candace McCowan.

Shaquon Davenport isn’t discouraged either.

“I am a manifester. That’s great,” Davenport said. “This is the winning ticket.”

The odds are slim, but in the spirit of the holidays, people like Seltzer and Davenport are hopeful and know what they would do with the prize if they won.

“I would bless my family, I would bless myself and I would bless anyone who needs help,” Davenport said.

“A vacation, a vacation and I could make other people happy. That’s the most important thing, I’m going to reveal a lot,” Seltzer said.

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In Georgia, winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prizes. The most recent jackpot winner from Georgia was the $478.2 million Powerball jackpot in October.

The Georgia Lottery Corp. has made significant contributions to the state’s education programs since its inception, generating over $28.3 billion.

All winnings come from lottery support initiatives such as Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and the state’s Pre-K program.

More than 2.1 million students have benefited from HOPE scholarships and over 2 million four-year-olds have participated in the voluntary preschool program nationwide.

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