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.

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.

Mega Millions tickets are set to get more expensive next year after a change to produce bigger lottery jackpots.

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,

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing. One ticket was sold matching five numbers in Maryland and is worth $1 million. The numbers drawn Tuesday are 22,