Mega Millions Tickets to Cost $5 Starting April 8

— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs

Tickets for the Mega Millions lottery will cost $5, up from $2, starting with the April 8 drawing.

The lottery contends that people will welcome bigger prizes. We will also see if they accept the price more than doubling.

Mega Millions says the odds to win anything increase to 1 in 23, up from 1 in 24.

That’s not exactly tilting the table in favor of players. It adds a little under 0.2% chance of winning something.

See this Mega Millions statement for details: