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USA TODAY |
Friday marks the last Mega Millions drawing before its "mega" overhaul, where ticket prizes and the odds of winning big are set to increase, as well as other new features for the popular lottery game...
KHOU 11 |
Ever think it's too hard to win a Mega Millions jackpot? Well your odds, ever so slightly, are about to improve as the "new era" of the lottery game kicks off this weekend.
Sacramento Bee |
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000 but just missed the $31 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

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Mega Millions tickets more than double in price after today: New rules to know
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Mega Millions ticket price rises to $5 next week. These are the new prize amounts.
So in essence, lottery officials say, players will pay $5 for access to non-jackpot prizes that previously cost $3. Players who won $2 in the old game will take home $10, $15, $20, $25 or $50 once the revamped game launches April 8 due to the automatic multipliers.
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Powerball player just misses $31 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas
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Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Indiana Cash 5
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Powerball winning numbers, live results for Wednesday’s $30M drawing
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Last chance for $2 tickets! Mega Millions prices, odds, jackpots change next week
Today is the last chance to buy a Mega Millions ticket for $2. Here's when ticket price rises to $5 and other changes coming to the game next week.
New Mega Millions game starts Tuesday with more prizes, higher ticket cost
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 April, the bargain $2 ticket price would rise to $5 each.
Powerball jackpot climbs to $47 million for Saturday drawing; Thursday’s Ohio Lottery results
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $47 million for the Saturday, April 5, 2025, drawing, making it the top lottery prize this weekend. Not far behind is the Mega Millions jackpot, which is $43 million for the Friday, April 4 drawing. Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $2.8 million.
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