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By next Tuesday, April 8, Mega Millions tickets will cost $5. And it doesn’t stop at ticket prices, there are a few other “mega” changes coming to the lottery game, like better odds of ...
Ticket price increase. The cost per Mega Millions ticket jumps to $5. Prior to the new game, tickets were $2 each with a $1 add-on Megaplier option.
Mega Millions ticket prices will increase for the first time since 2017, from $2 to $5, starting Tuesday, April 8. Starting jackpots will increase to $50 million, with faster growth anticipated to ...
Mega Millions’ hope is that by increasing ticket revenue and rejiggering the odds — now set at 1 in 302.6 million — to something less stratospheric, more people will win jackpots even as ...
In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be bought online. Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
Mega Millions lottery officials announced on Monday, Oct. 7 that they will be doubling the price of their game to $5 a ticket in April — the second price adjustment lottery officials have made ...
Mega Millions and its lottery compatriot Powerball are sold in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is sold in Puerto Rico.
Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds. Along with the high price, ... beginning in April, up from the current $2 per ticket.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The price of a Mega Millions ticket will more than double next year as part of an overhaul of the lottery game. Starting in April 2025, tickets will increase from $2 to $5 ...
Mega Millions tickets will more than double in cost next April from $2 to $5 a pop, lottery officials announced Monday, adding that the new price tag will come with higher cash prizes.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot won on a single ticket was for $1.58 billion for Aug. 8, 2023, drawing. Final sales pushed the grand prize to $1.602 billion. The winning ticket was sold at a ...
Mega Millions’ hope is that by increasing ticket revenue and rejiggering the odds — now set at 1 in 302.6 million — to something less stratospheric, more people will win jackpots even as ...