The changes were initially annouced in October 2024. "We are creating a game that both our existing players and people new to Mega Millions will love and get excited about playing,” said Joshua ...

Lottery players are going to have a shot at more jackpots and slightly better odds under new Mega Millions rules, but improvements come at a cost.

The winner is the first player from Michigan to win at least $2 million in the Mega Millions since changes were made to the ...

"Those who had won $500 under the old rules will now take home $1,000; $1,500; $2,000; $2,500 or $5,000 in this new game." Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Eastern time.

Enjoy those $2 Mega Millions lottery tickets while they last ... in some jurisdictions will also be retired under the new rules, the release said.

Harris said a new version of Mega Millions is being introduced that will include a built-in random multiplier. Overall odds will go from 1 in 24 to 1 in 23. Jackpot odds will rise from 1 in about ...

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 ...

Today's your last chance to enter a Mega Millions drawing for $2. Friday, April 4, is the final Mega drawing before the lottery rolls out a new version and prize structure in its next drawing on ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- To celebrate the new Mega Millions format, players for Jackpot.com are being given another incentive to play. The online lottery site is offering a free ticket promotion for April.

The new rules have two main goals: to address what the industry calls “jackpot fatigue” and to differentiate Mega Millions from Powerball, the other lottery draw game played across the country.