Mega Millions tickets increase in cost - but jackpots could rise
WELL AS WE'RE SEEING THIS
MORNING.
>> CHRIS, THANKS. STARTING
TODAY, RULES AND TICKET PRICES
WILL CHANGE FOR MEGAMILLIONS.
THIS MEANS YOUR CHANCE OF
WINNING PRICES WILL SLIGHTLY
IMPROVE WRAL'S. LAURA LEVINE
JOINS US LIVE FROM KERRY WITH
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU
WANT TO GET IN ON THE GAME.
LAURA, GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE IN A GOOD MORNING.
WE COULD SEE MORE WINNERS AND
BIGGER JACKPOT WITH THE MEGA
MILLIONS DRAWINGS BECAUSE
PLAYER ODDS WILL SLIGHTLY GET
BETTER. BUT OF COURSE, THIS
COMES WITH QUITE LITERALLY AT A
COST. NOW TICKETS ARE GOING TO
STARTING TODAY FROM $2, A
TICKET TO $5 A TICKET.
>> THE LOTTERY OFFICIALS EXPECT
THAT JUMPED TO INCREASE REVENUE
FROM THE TWICE-WEEKLY GAME.
THIS ENABLES THEM TO IMPROVE
THE ODDS OF WINNING THE JACKPOT
FROM ONE IN 303 MILLION TO ONE
IN 290 MILLION.
>> ALTHOUGH IT IS A STEEP
INCREASE. THE NORTH CAROLINA
EDUCATION LOTTERY 2 TELLS US
THE GRAND PRIZE IS ALSO
EXPECTED TO GROW MORE QUICKLY.
THE LOTTERY EXPECTS THE AVERAGE
JACKPOT WILL BE MORE THAN
800 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS
MUCH HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT
450 MILLION AVERAGE.
>> THE EXCITEMENT CERTAINLY
BUILDS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT WHEN
JACKPOTS ARE BIGGER WHEN
THERE'S MORE EXCITEMENT
SURROUNDING THEM. AND WE SEE
THE NUMBERS AND MONEY RACE FOR
EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA
FOLLOWED THAT LEVEL OF
EXCITEMENT. SO THEY RISE
TOGETHER ESSENTIALLY.
>> SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME
MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS HAVE
INCREASED. THE LAST TIME WAS
BACK IN 2017 WHEN IT WENT FROM
ONE DOLLAR TO $2. YOU CAN CATCH
THE DRAWINGS EVERY TUESDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHTS RIGHT BEFORE OUR