OLYMPIA, Wash. (WFRV) – Officials with Mega Millions announced that they are going through a “mega” overhaul with plans to make the lottery game bigger and better when it launches in April.
According to a release, when the new and improved game launches next month, tickets to play will now cost $5 making this the second price change since the first ticket was sold over 20 years ago and the first price change since 2017.
Along with the new price, officials claim several improvements and enhancements are being made to the game including the following:
- Improved odds to win the jackpot
- Bigger jackpots more frequently
- Larger starting jackpots
- Faster growing jackpots
There are also expected to be built-in multipliers on every play which will improve every non-jackpot by as much as 10x up to $10 million for matching the five white balls.
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Officials also say that there will be no breakeven prizes with the idea that when a player wins, they will always win more than the cost of the ticket.
We are creating a game that both our existing players and people new to Mega Millions will love and get excited about playing. We expect more billion-dollar jackpots than ever before, meaning creating more billionaires and many more millionaires as the jackpots climb, plus this game will continue the important legacy of supporting great causes everywhere Mega Millions is played.
Joshua Johnston, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Consortium
Throughout its years of existence, Mega Millions has reportedly produced six winners of billion-dollar jackpots since 2002 and more than 1,200 players have become millionaires since 2017.
Mega Millions can be bought in 45 states including Wisconsin. Drawings are done at 10:00 p.m. central time on Tuesdays and Fridays. The new improved Mega Millions is expected to launch in April.
