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 ...

“People really want big jackpots,” said Joshua Johnston, the Washington state lottery director who heads the Mega Millions game. “We expect to see a sales lift on this.” Higher ticket ...

With a new-look Mega Millions game here and slew of changes implemented, lottery players are now facing higher odds of winning, albeit with higher ticket prizes. "Beyond big jackpots, players told ...

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up from around $450 million. Every ticket has a random multiplier, and there's one less gold Mega ball. A $10 prize in Friday night's jackpot, for example, could be worth $20, $30, $40 ...

The Mega Millions lottery game is about to change. Starting with tickets for the 11 p.m. drawing April 8, the game will increase in cost, include the multiplier; start with a bigger jackpot ...

Big changes are coming to the Mega Millions game. Mega Millions ticket prices are about to more than double from $2 to $5. And lottery officials hope the prizes will more than double as well.

Someone has to win, right? Now it'll cost the winner a little more to play Mega Millions. The cost for tickets, which used to be $2, just more than doubled. Starting Tuesday, Mega Millions tickets ...