One month after Powerball s jackpot reached a record-high $. billion, Mega Millions is offering players another chance at a huge sum of cash.

WASHINGTON — One month after Powerball s jackpot reached an astonishing, record-high $. billion, Mega Millions is offering lottery players the chance at another huge jackpot -- and the prize just keeps climbing. 

Tuesday s Mega Millions jackpot was an estimated $ million after a stretch of no grand prize winners.

Players must match all five numbers and the gold Mega Ball number to win the jackpot. Players face astronomical odds for a jackpot win: in . million. 

Even though nobody won the jackpot Tuesday, one player in Mississippi will collect $ million after matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball.

After months of hype, a single Powerball ticket in California won the record-setting $. billion jackpot in November. The winners have not yet come forward or been identified. California law requires winners to come forward publicly, but they have a year to do so. 

Last summer, a near-record $. billion Mega Millions jackpot had Americans in a lottery frenzy in July. A winner in Illinois took home the grand prize. Two people came forward to claim it, but chose to stay anonymous. 

In October, the jackpot climbed again to nearly half-a-billion dollars. Two ticket-holders in California and Florida matched all six Mega Millions numbers, splitting an estimated prize of $ million.