Mega Millions tickets more than double in cost
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Today's your last chance to enter a Mega Millions drawing for $2.
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Starting April 5, players will see upgrades to the game such as a price increase and a larger jackpots.
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The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Massachusetts Megabucks” game were:
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Friday marks the last drawing of the Mega Millions jackpot before its "mega" overhaul, including increased ticket prices and a built-in multiplier.
The cost to play Mega Millions goes up after Friday night’s game — and it has nothing to do with tariffs. Operators of the popular lottery game announced six months ago that beginning in
You watch the Mega Millions drawings live from our WSB-TV studios each and every Tuesday and Friday. Tickets for Mega Millions will go up from $2 to $5 after Friday night’s drawing. Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke with lottery players at a Shell gas station.
The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last Tuesday, who took home a $344 million jackpot. The winner marks the first time since Jan. 18 that someone has hit the Mega Millions jackpot.
At $5 per ticket, Mega Millions officials believe jackpots will grow much quicker, leading to the headline grabbing billion-dollar jackpots that bring out even the most casual lottery players. Each time the Mega Millions jackpot is won, the new starting jackpot will be worth $50 million, up from the previous starting prize of $20 million.
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Mega Millions is rolling out changes nationwide this weekend, raising prices to $5 and introducing a new multiplier format designed to create more winners.
Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $344 million prize on March 25. The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $29 million. The cash option is about $13.5 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.
The Pennsylvania Lottery is launching an enhanced Mega Millions following the final drawing of the current game Friday, April 4. The first drawing under the new structure will be held