If starting your weekend as a brand new millionaire sounds appealing to you, then grab a Mega Millions ticket today before tuning in at 11 p.m. EDT tonight. That's when draw for the $64 million jackpot is set to take place at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate.

If a lucky winner takes home the jackpot tonight, he or she will have the choice between having the total prize paid out in annual installments over a 29-year period or an immediate payout of a lump sum of $40 million. Before you agonize over that decision, however, consider that the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 259 million.

The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing, on Aug. 25, were 5, 44, 54, 59 and 63; the Mega Ball number was 1; and the Megaplier number was 5, according to the game's official website.

The estimated jackpot was $55 million, but no one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on that day. In fact, the Aug. 25 drawing produced no new millionaires at all. The multistate lottery reported no player matched five numbers, which, depending on the Megaplier option, would have yielded between $1 million and $5 million.

The last time $1 million changed hands was on Aug. 21, when a winning ticket was sold in Juniata County, a small Pennsylvania jurisdiction with fewer than 25,000 inhabitants. According to PennLive, it was sold at the local Mifflintown Mart, which is now set to receive a $5,000 bonus.

Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday, and the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. EDT. Tickets to the game are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands -- a total of 45 jurisdictions. And while hitting the jackpot is a true feat, the odds of winning any prize are much better at about 1 in 15.

If you want to find out how close you are to a such a feat, check here to find out how to watch the Mega Millions drawings at 11 p.m. EDT.