According to the Maryland Lottery, the Mega Millions jackpot was last hit in September, for $810 million, on a ticket sold in Texas. CNBC reported there are eight states that don’t tax lottery winnings: California, Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a Christmas gift from his friend — a lottery ticket — was really a winner. The friend gifted two lottery tickets to a married couple at an annual holiday party shortly before Christmas, according to a Dec. 26 news release from the Maryland Lottery.

As the Mega Millions jackpot hit nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars, one winning million-dollar ticket was sold in Bel Air. But, Maryland Lottery officials said they are searching for the winner.

The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $1.22 billion after no one managed to hit all six numbers on Christmas Eve. The Friday night drawing comes with a cash option of $549.7 million. If it's won, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history,

A life-changing Lottery jackpot continues to roll - to the tune of $1.5 billion - but some Maryland residents are still feeling lucky after winning five-figure prizes in the latest Mega Millions drawing.

Mega Millions drew the numbers for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.22 billion late Friday but it was not immediately clear if there was a big winner. The numbers were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6.