The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last Tuesday, who took home a $344 million jackpot. The winner marks the first time since Jan. 18 that someone has hit the Mega Millions jackpot.

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $344 million prize on March 25. The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $29 million. The cash option is about $13.5 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit March 25, when an Illinois player won the $349 million grand prize, lottery officials said. To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $29 million with a cash option of $13.5 million for Tuesday night's drawing.

How much does a Mega Millions ticket cost? Soon you'll have to pay a little more as the lottery games goes through changes. Here's what to know.

Bigger and faster-growing jackpots: Jackpots are expected to grow faster and get to higher dollar amounts more frequently in the new game. The Mega Millions Consortium estimates that the average jackpot win in the new game will be more than $800 million vs. approximately $450 million in the current game.

Mega Millions is changing a few things about the lottery game, starting with tickets bought for the April 8 drawing.

Changes to the Mega Millions lottery will increase the cost of a ticket but also boost the odds of winning and the size of the jackpot.

Is today your lucky day? The numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn at around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.