\n“We have a demand for innovation to keep fresh, entertainment lottery games and to deliver the attention-grabbing jackpots,” Alford conceded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
More Losers<\/b><\/h2>\n
Mega Millions’ updated gameplay extends the odds of winning some sort of prize from 1 in 14.7 to 1 in 24. And a new offering provides even worse odds.<\/p>\n
Starting next week, for $3, players can get two shots at winning the jackpot. But the $3 bundle option doesn’t allow those tickets to win secondary prizes.<\/p>\n
Unless you’re feeling very lucky, the new double play option is the worst Mega Millions buy. Instead of the $1 ticket being sold this week that comes with jackpot odds of 1 in 258.9 million and secondary prizes, next week the bundle option costs $1.50 for a 1 in 302.6 million chance, with no secondary prize possibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mega Millions is becoming more expensive, and the odds of winning the jackpot are becoming even longer. If you’ve always thought winning the lottery is just too darn easy, well you’re in luck, because the Multi-State Lottery Association (MSLA) recently announced changes to Mega Millions that will lengthen the odds of winning the jackpot from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":61534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,19],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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