Beginning April 2025, the cost of a Mega Millions ticket will go up from $2 to $5 — marking a 150% increase. That’s just one of many upcoming changes to the game that officials hope will result in improved jackpot odds, more frequent giant prizes and even larger payouts.

Mega Millions tickets will cost $5 per play starting in April as the lottery game implements multiple changes, including a built-in multiplier.

October has only just begun and three Des Moines stores have already produced three winning lottery tickets, one of them worth $50,000.

Lottery officials announced Monday that it will cost $5 to play Mega Millions, beginning in April, up from the current $2 per ticket. The price increase will be one of many changes to Mega Millions that officials said will result in improved jackpot odds, more frequent giant prizes and even larger payouts.

The Kerala State Lotteries Department on Friday (Oct 18) announced the draw of the Nirmal NR-402 lottery. The results of the Nirmal NR-402 lottery took place at the Gorky Bhavan, near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram,

A couple of lucky lotto winners claimed two third prize-winning tickets for Saturday’s Powerball drawing, the New York Lottery announced. The two winning tickets, each worth $50,000, were sold for the Oct. 12 drawing at 3N Convenience Inc. located in the Bronx and P K Shah located in Manhattan.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $169 million with a cash option of $80.7 million for Tuesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot was last won on Sept.

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Maryland business for Tuesday's drawing. There were two big winners in Maryland on Oct. 15 - a million-dollar ticket sold in Brooklyn Park,