The price of a Mega Millions ticket will more than double next year as part of an overhaul of the lottery game. Starting in April 2025, tickets will increase from $2 to $5, Mega Millionsannouncedon Monday. Lottery tickets for the Mega Millions jackpot are seen in a store on Aug. 8, ...
Starting in April, you'll need to pay $5 to buy a Mega Millions ticket, but as CBS News New York's Dave Carlin explains, if you win, it could be worth it.
Mega Millions to raise ticket price to $5 LI business owners worry that the lottery price hike in April 2025 will turn away customers. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone By Maureen Mullarkey and John Valentimaureen.mullarkey@newsday.com,john.valenti@newsday.comUpdated October 9, 2024 Share When Me...
More than doubling the ticket price is a big move, but Johnston said research shows people feel comfortable spending at least $5 when they buy scratch tickets or chances at the draw games, like Mega Millions. It is the second price increase since the game was created in 2002. “You pay ...
$1.13 BILLION MEGA MILLIONS PRIZE IN NEW JERSEY IS UNCLAIMED AND HAS A DEADLINE Mega Millions most recently had a billion-dollar jackpot winner in late March with a New Jersey ticket winning a $1.128 billion windfall. Fellow lottery Powerball has also produced its share of super-sized jackpot...
more than the cost of the ticket. The overhaul will also allow the game's jackpots to start larger, grow faster and will result in bigger jackpots more frequently, as well as better odds of winning according to Joshua Johnston, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium who told ABC,...
The price for a Mega Millions lottery ticket will increase from $2 to $5 in April, a move that the company said may lead to bigger jackpots and better winning odds. October 8, 2024 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams
The price of a Mega Millions ticket is going up in the new year. Starting in April, one play of Mega Millions will cost you $5.00. This is more than double what the current cost of a ticket is now, $2.00. Mega Millions started in 1996 as "The Big Game" and was offered in just...
The price of a Mega Millions lottery ticket is going from $2 to $5. Mega Millions says the ticket price hike is part of its new and improved game that will offer larger jackpots that grow faster with better odds of winning. Lottery officials say details about changes to the...
Well now that line of thinking applies to anyone hoping to hit it big by playing Mega Millions. Lottery officials announced that beginning in April, the price of a Mega Millions ticket will more than double - increasing from $2 to $5. Watch ICYMI This Week: Consumers are still feeling ...