Michigan Lottery players across the state are making big plans in case they win tonight’s $246 million Mega Millions jackpot.

The $246 million jackpot is the Mega Millions third-largest in the past 12 months. In March 2014, two lucky players from Florida and Maryland split a $414 million jackpot. The cash option for tonight’s jackpot is about $159 million.

If a Michigan Lottery player wins tonight’s $246 million jackpot, it would be the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in the state. On April 22, 2005, a Port Huron couple, Ralph and Mary Stebbins, won $208 million.

Michigan Lottery players hope the Mega Millions game will continue to be lucky for them in 2015. On Friday, June 13, 2014, Kelsey Zachow, of Port Huron, won a $66 million jackpot. Four other Michigan Lottery players each won $1 million playing Mega Millions in 2014. That includes a player who won $1 million in the Aug. 5 drawing and has yet to claim the big prize. That winning ticket was sold at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 727 28th Street Southeast in Grand Rapids.

The $1 million winner from the Aug. 5 Mega Millions drawing should contact the Michigan Lottery Public Relations Division at (517) 373-1237 to schedule an appointment to collect their big prize. The prize must be claimed at the Lottery’s headquarters in Lansing. Tickets for Mega Millions are valid for one year from the drawing date.

Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.

Mega Millions tickets for tonight’s drawing may be purchased at the Lottery’s 11,000 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m.