Mega Millions tickets are $5 each and can be played in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets can be purchased until 10:45 p.m. on the night of a given drawing. "I’d be the first one out of our group of friends to see them."

Halloween could provide a sweet treat for Mega Millions players, as the jackpot rose to $754 million when no one matched the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball in Tuesday’s drawing. The estimated $754 million annuity has a cash value of $352.8 million. The next drawing is Oct. 31 at 11 p.m. ET.

The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23; the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336. Mega Millions is available in 45 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Mega Millions® jackpot surges past $700 million for only the ninth time in the game’s history for the next drawing on Tuesday, October 2

The next drawing for the $714 million Mega Millions jackpot takes place on Tuesday night.

As the Mega Millions drawing approaches, will lightning strike again at any of the state’s luckiest stores? Here’s a list of the spots known for selling big-dollar tickets.