No one claimed the Mega Millions jackpot, but a lucky winner in California nabbed a $1.7 million ticket in the Christmas Eve drawing.

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in last night's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing to $1.15 billion -- the ninth-largest prize in U.

California lottery players are hoping for a very merry Christmas, with Tuesday night’s multi-state Mega Millions jackpot sitting at $1 billion — the seventh-largest prize in the game’s history. No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Friday’s game, the 29th drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.