Mega Millions Changes 2025 – Exciting Makeover Ahead!
The upcoming changes to the Mega Millions draw bring bigger thrills with bigger jackpots, an increased
starting jackpot, a more favorable prize structure, and a new ticket price.
You can already order tickets today for Mega Millions and get ready for even bigger prizes in April!
Bigger Starting Jackpot
Multiply Your Non-Jackpot Prizes by
Up to 10X
Improved Odds
The New Mega Millions Rules
- Bigger starting jackpot amount.
- Built-in multiplier boosting non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
- Improved odds of winning prizes.
- Ticket price changes to $5 to allow for new features.
- Mega Ball Number Pool decreases from 1-25 to 1-24.
- No more breakeven prizes.
- Increased revenues support charitable causes.
- First draw with the new rules – April 8, 2025.
Bigger Starting Jackpot
Jackpot prizes are starting bigger than ever! The starting jackpot is getting a massive upgrade – from $20 million to an incredible $50 million! And the best part? It keeps growing until someone wins!
Built-in Multiplier
The new Mega Millions ticket will include a built-in multiplier in every entry. The randomly chosen multiplier will multiply winnings by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 times. The payouts are more appealing, including a secondary prize as high as $10 million!
Improved Odds
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot improve from 1:302,575,350 to 1:290,472,336, which are better than the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot! The odds of winning any prize in a Mega Millions draw is 1:23.
Why Are Mega Millions Ticket Prices Increasing?
To Allow for Bigger Jackpots!
The ticket price will increase to $5. Designed to deliver bigger prizes more frequently and set Mega Millions apart from Powerball, the enhancements to this lottery game will make this popular draw more attractive to those new to Mega Millions, but not just them!
This is the second price adjustment since the lottery game launched in 2002. With the new ticket price, more billion-dollar jackpots are to be expected. Notably, six jackpot wins have surpassed $1 billion, including a recent win of $1.269 billion.
Take a shot at the next draw – order your Mega Millions tickets before the next draw closes!
Tweaking the Mega Number Pool for More Wins!
To win the Mega Millions jackpot, players must match all 5 main balls in any order and the Mega Ball.
- Main Numbers (‘White Balls’): Players choose 5 numbers from a pool of 1 to 70.
- Mega Ball: Players choose 1 number from a separate pool of 1 to 24.
Coming spring 2025, the Mega Ball Number Pool will decrease from 1-25 to 1-24, improving the overall odds of winning any prize to 1 in 23.
No More Breakeven Prizes
The new Mega Millions prize structure eliminates breakeven prizes, ensuring that every payout will be higher than the entry fee.
Every Ticket Sold Serves a Dual Purpose
According to the Mega Millions Consortium, the increased revenue from ticket sales will also continue the legacy of supporting great causes everywhere Mega Millions is played. This means that every Mega Millions ticket purchased contributes to both the potential for life-changing wins and the betterment of communities.
