Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots, but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to $5.

up from around $450 million. Every ticket has a random multiplier, and there’s one less gold Mega ball. A $10 prize in Friday night’s jackpot, for example, could be worth $20, $30, $40, $50 or $100 in ...

Lottery officials expect that jump to increase revenue from the twice-weekly game, enabling them to improve the odds of winning the jackpot from 1 in 303 million to 1 in 290 million.

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But the improvements come at a cost — literally: Players will have to shell out $5 per ticket, more than double the previous price. On the other hand, the jackpots are expected to grow much bigger — ...

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $72 million with a cash option of $34.3 million for Friday night's drawing ...

Mega Millions tickets are rising in price to $5, but lottery officials say players will have better odds and more billion-dollar jackpots.

Mega Millions will be the country’s most ... than scratch tickets offered by some states. In Texas, for example, some scratch tickets cost $100 each. Outside the United States, the El Gordo ...