It’s not the $1 billion jackpot, but a lucky Mega Millions player in California won more than $1.7 million, before taxes, during Tuesday’s Christmas Eve drawing.

No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.

A lucky lottery player in a small Central California town came away with a nice Christmas surprise: a Mega Millions ticket worth nearly $1.8 million.

Some of the states expecting snow could even see flakes fall on Christmas Day, or at least on Christmas Eve. States most likely to see a white Christmasm according to AccuWeather,

The gift of rain we recently received is being wrapped up and put away until Thursday night. This Christmas will be mild in the low 50s and cloudy. Drizzle remains possible today, but nothing widespread or heavy.

Most grocery store and retail chains will be open on Christmas Eve. Here's what to know about Walmart and its store hours in California.

From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s also a handful of businesses that stay open on the holiday.