Starting April 5th, Mega Millions will see Mega changes. Kimberly Chopin with the Louisiana Lottery says Mega Millions will have a higher starting jackpot, improved odds, a built-in prize multiplier, and no break-even prizes.
“So now people will instead of getting a base prize can get two, three, four, five, and even 10 times their prize depending on their multiplier that automatically prints out on their ticket,” Chopin said.
Ticket prices increase from two dollars to five dollars per play, marking the second price change in the game’s history. Chopin says there are still other options for those wanting to play in a multistate lottery.
“Now if you still prefer to play a $2 Multistate Multimillion dollar jackpot game, we’ve still got Powerball available and that’s drawn on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.”
The starting jackpot will go from 20-million dollars to 50-million dollars, and the average jackpot size will soar to 803-million dollars. The odds of winning the jackpot improve from 1 in 302.5 million to 1 in 290.5 million. Chopin reminds you to play responsibly.
“Looking at these eyepopping jackpot amounts that we often get with Powerball and Mega Millions I think its always important to remind everybody to play responsibility. It only takes one to win. So, Keep it fun.
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