ATLANTA – Mega Millions is hot, hot, hot! The jackpot for Tuesday's drawing has reached its boiling point at a fiery $212 million to a single annuity winner. It only takes $1 for a chance to win big.

Mega Millions offers players two payment options: 26 annual payments in equal installments or a single payment worth the cash value of the estimated jackpot. Any lucky Mega Millions player who matches all five white ball numbers, along with the Mega Ball number, could walk away with approximately $8.1 million a year (before taxes) for 26 years with the annuity option. Or a player could select the cash option and win a single payment worth approximately $137 million (before taxes).

Any Georgia Lottery retailer who sells a winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket can earn the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus payment. If more than one winning jackpot ticket is sold in Georgia, the retailer selling the winning tickets will share the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus.

As with all the Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Mega Millions will benefit education in the state of Georgia.