A New Jersey lottery player closed out the year with a bang by winning $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday.

A Mercer County resident became the first big winner of the year in New Jersey after claiming a $1 million prize in the Mega Millions drawing

A Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in New Jersey for Tuesday’s lottery drawing as the jackpot went without a big winner on New Year’s Eve. The second-prize Mega Millions ticket matched five of the winning numbers but not the Mega Ball drawn. Second-prize tickets worth $1 million were also sold in Florida and Minnesota.

After the big Mega Millions win on Friday, the New Jersey Lottery is running "The Jackpot Was Hit!" Mega Millions promotion.

The Mega Millions $1.269 billion jackpot was won by a ticket sold in Northern California. But 10 tickets bought in New Jersey won big, too.

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The grand prize now rises to an estimated $42 million, with a cash option of approximately $18.8 million. /iStockphoto Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot,

Two Powerball tickets sold in Arizona and North Carolina won $1 million each, but just missed the $181 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning Powerball numbers, but not the Powerball,