A Illinois guy wins a big jackpot recently in mega millions lottery game

No, it wasn't the $1.13 billion jackpot -- but one lucky Illinois lottery player matched a handful of Mega Millions numbers to win a cool $1 million in Tuesday's drawing.

While the jackpot-winning, $1.13 billion ticket was sold in New Jersey, 12 players across nine states also won big, matching five Mega Millions numbers to win $1 million each, the lottery website showed.

Those tickets were sold in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York and Ohio. It wasn't immediately known where in Illinois the ticket was sold.

According to Mega Millions, the winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and a MegaBall of 4.

Lottery officials said the New Jersey winner could opt for a $537.5 million cash option, which would be a one-time payment in lieu of receiving the full amount over 30 years.