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

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $1 billion, with a cash option of $448.8 million. The winning numbers were: 11, 14, 38, 45, 46 The Mega Ball drawn was 3 with a Megaplier of 3x.

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.