North Carolina Mega Millions players can try their luck on a $374 million jackpot Tuesday night.

A winner in tonight’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $374 million jackpot as an annuity or $183.9 million in cash.

“Big jackpots for Mega Millions also equal big wins for education in North Carolina,” said Terri Rose, Chief Brand Officer of the N.C. Education Lottery “We love seeing how much money we can raise for education on big jackpot runs like this one.”

Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Mega Millions:

• 20,620: That’s the total number of winning tickets in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing
• $5.2 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education during the current Mega Millions run

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

For details on how money raised by the lottery makes a difference for education programs in all 100 North Carolina counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.