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

In New Jersey, lottery winners have one year from the date of the drawing to file a claim before the ticket expires. The winner has also chosen to remain anonymous. Meanwhile, a $944 million jackpot is up for grabs in the Mega Millions drawing on Christmas Eve. The cash option on that prize comes out to about $439 million.

The $1.128 billion jackpot was the fifth largest in Mega Millions history and the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history.

The winner in the March billion-dollar drawing came forward Monday as the Christmas Even drawing nears $950 million.

NEPTUNE TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- The winner of a Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.13 billion has come forward in New Jersey. The winning ticket was sold last March at a ShopRite in Neptune Township, Monmouth County.

Twenty-four lottery players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Powerball, Mega Millions and New Jersey Lottery games.

A New Yorker has stepped up to claim a $1 million Mega Millions prize, according to New York Lottery officials. Adam Terzuoli, of Washingtonville, in Orange County, has claimed a $1,000,000 second prize for matching the first five Mega Millions numbers drawn on Sept.