The Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday night will have its first raffle since game officials launched a new price of $ 5 for each ticket.
The game group on March 25 announced the new ticket price as part of a series of settings that, according to him, will improve the probabilities of a major award, although only slightly.
The new chances of a victory in the Jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, compared to 1 in 302,575,350, according to the group.
The improved probabilities for a fat award and a victory of any prize are due to the elimination of a mega gold ball from the mixture, 25 mega balls to 24, the games group said.
Before the price increase, the tickets had cost $ 2 each.
“Beyond the big prizes, the players told us that they wanted larger awards without Jackpot and that is exactly what this new game offers,” said Joshua Johnston, main director of the Mega Millions Consortium, in a statement in March.
There have been changes in the mega million before, more recently in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2017, the game doubled the price of tickets from $ 1 to $ 2 and increased the initial boats from $ 15 million to $ 40 million, which was designed to increase boats.
Then, in 2020, due to the slowdown of sales during the pandemic, the game changed again, dropping the initial boat from $ 40 million to $ 20 million and also eliminating a minimum increase in prizes. The increase in place linked to the sale of tickets, which is how it still grows.
The new game scheme raises the initial boat at $ 50 million.
The Tuesday’s draw, the first with the new $ 5 tickets, is scheduled for the 11 PM et. The estimated major prize is $ 54 million.
