The identity of the jackpot winner was not immediately known, but lottery officials in California are expected to reveal it.

At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.

The Mega Millions jackpot drops back to $20 million after someone won the $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday night's drawing.