Mega Millions going up to $5 April 2025

[NotAnFBIagent]

Y'all still playing or nah

 

[degu9089]

fukk playing, I’m going to start running my own $1 bolita.

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

All day and ima still post on here after hittin the jackpot

 

[Elim Garak]

it's not good justifiable reason for this, but I will still play when the jackpot gets big as I've been doing.

 

[blockburna420]

What's the explanation for this?

 

[B86]

What's the explanation for this?

The price of a Mega Millions ticket is increasing from $2 to $5 starting in April 2025 (MSN "1").

This change is part of a major overhaul aimed at making the game more exciting and rewarding
(MSN "2"). Here are some of the enhancements:

- **Improved Odds**: The odds of winning the jackpot will be slightly better (Mega Millions tickets will cost $5 starting in April as lottery makes 'mega changes' "3").


- **Bigger Jackpots**: Jackpots will start larger and grow more quickly (MSN "2").
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**Built-in Multiplier**: Every non-jackpot win will be multiplied by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x, with potential prizes up to $10 million for matching the five white balls (https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/1...onMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "4").

The goal is to create more frequent billion-dollar jackpots and generate more millionaires (MSN "2"). While the price increase might seem steep, the promise of bigger payouts is intended to attract more players and keep the excitement high (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/09/meg...onMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "5").

 

[Elim Garak]

What's the explanation for this?

Beginning in April 2025, a ticket will increase in price to $5 from $2. The price will spark a “new and improved game” that includes improved odds to win and bigger prizes, lottery officials announced Monday.

It’s the second time the price of a ticket has increased in Mega Millions’ 22-year history: In 2017, the price jumped from $1 to $2 — the same cost of a Powerball ticket. That’s also when Mega Millions adopted its current format of choosing six total numbers from two different pools – and when all the numbers match, including the gold Mega Ball, the player wins the jackpot.

Since those changes, the jackpot has breached the billion-dollar mark six times including, most recently in 2023, when a record-breaking $1.6 billion ticket was won in Florida. Notably, of the lottery’s top 10 biggest-ever jackpots, three occurred this year.

Mega Millions said that the increased ticket price will cause larger-starting jackpots, as well as faster-growing jackpots. There will also be no “breakeven prizes,” meaning that every winning ticket will be more than the cost of a $5 ticket.

Additional details of the tweaked game will be released in the coming months.

“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,” said Joshua Johnston, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, in a release.

Mega Millions is available to play in 45 states plus Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands. Drawings occur on Tuesday and Friday nights at 11 pm ET.

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Whatever happened to @lotteryplaya
Did he win and overdose on hookers and blow

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I'd imagine this is going to deter a lot of people like myself who only play the lottery for fun when the jackpot is high

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

They crazy smh

 

[ThrobbingHood]

This change is part of a major overhaul aimed at lining our greedy pockets.

FTFY.

 

[MajesticLion]

Scaling up for population size.

 

[The God Poster]

I'd imagine this is going to deter a lot of people like myself who only play the lottery for fun when the jackpot is high

So see you in the next big lotto thread

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

So see you in the next big lotto thread

Nahhhh I'm not a gambler like that.

Went to Vegas for the first time a few months ago and was dying to go home a few days in.