A ticket with all six numbers in Friday evening's multi- state Mega Millions lottery draw was sold in Cottonwood in Shasta County and the player has the option of receiving $1.22 billion, the ninth-largest lottery jackpot in U.

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.

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