Mega Millions Tickets Will Soon Cost More Than Double the Current Price, With More Changes on the Way. Here's What We Know.

Oct 08, 2024 09:55 PM - 4 months ago 156763

Mega Millions, a nationalist lottery crippled pinch tickets sold successful 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is getting a mega makeover.

A "new and improved game" is coming successful April 2025 — and tickets will costs much than double the existent price, Mega Millions announced successful a property release Monday.

One summons will costs $5 erstwhile the changes spell into effect. Mega Millions is presently $2 per play.

The institution says the caller crippled will person "improved likelihood to triumph the jackpot" and bigger jackpots that hap much frequently. There will besides beryllium built-in "multipliers" and nary breakeven prizes.

"We are creating a crippled that some our existing players and group caller to Mega Millions will emotion and get excited astir playing," said Joshua Johnston, lead head of the Mega Millions Consortium, successful a statement. "We expect much billion-dollar jackpots than ever before."

Mega Millions was first launched successful 2002. The game's existent type and value were enacted successful 2017. Drawings hap astatine 11 p.m. ET connected Tuesdays and Fridays.

Naturally, reactions connected societal media person not been affirmative truthful far.

Mega Millions is astir to person a immense driblet successful income https://t.co/s3S8b4XEir

— Slab Bulkhead (@MrSlabBulkhead) October 8, 2024

"The costs of a Mega Millions summons is much than doubling, but the multi-state lottery crippled is promising that the bigger value comes pinch amended odds."

Well, little bad odds. Slightly little bad.

— Classic McDavid (@henchman21) October 8, 2024

Probably ne'er buying a lottery summons aft April ???#MegaMillions going to $5 (FIVE!) a ticket. Up from $2. ??

Their reason: Bigger Jackpots. Every summons is simply a multiplier. Winners will get $10 minimum return.

Also: greed. #Lottery

— Michael O'Donnell (@Michaeloptv) October 7, 2024

Still, lottery officials are hopeful.

"[We are] creating much billionaires and galore much millionaires arsenic the jackpots climb, positive this crippled will proceed the important bequest of supporting awesome causes everyplace Mega Millions is played," Johnston added.

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