Got a feeling that today is your lucky day? Then you might want to buy a Mega Millions ticket some time before the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. EST, 15 minutes before the lottery's magic numbers will be determined tonight.

The jackpot for the Oct. 2 drawing has reached a solid $47 million, though the winner will "only" take home about $29 million if he or she opts -- as most do -- for an immediate lump-sum payout.

Otherwise, the total prize is handed over in annual installments during a 29-year period. But before you agonize over the decision, you might want to remind yourself that your chances of winning the jackpot in the first place are about 1 in 259 million. Hitting the main prize is a true feat, but the odds of winning a lesser amount are much better at about 1 in 15.

Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate. Tickets to the game are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands -- a total of 45 jurisdictions.

The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing on Sept. 29 were 8, 21, 30, 61 and 62; the Mega Ball number was 9; and the "Megaplier" was 3, according to the game's official website. The estimated jackpot had been $39 million, but no one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on that day, the multistate lottery detailed.

Tuesday's drawing did, however, produce one new millionaire -- a lucky player who matched five numbers without the Megaplier option and thus took home $1 million. Another similar million-dollar prize for a ticket sold in western Michigan in late May, meanwhile, is still unclaimed, MLive noted. The champion has one year to claim the nest egg, but if he or she does not do so by May 26, 2016, the money will go to Michigan's School Aid Fund, the web site detailed.

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