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New Jersey Lottery to add third Pick 6 drawing
Lottery officials expect faster growing jackpots
By Kate Northrop
The New Jersey Lottery announced on Monday that it will be adding a third weekly drawing to its Pick 6 game, the first major game change since 2022.
Starting this summer, New Jersey lottery players will be getting a third weekly drawing for Pick 6, which the Lottery expects will result in faster growing jackpots.
Pick 6 currently offers two weekly drawings on Mondays and Thursdays. On July 12, the game will get a S
May 1, 2025, 8:37 am - Lottery News
First drawing of new Mega Millions game produces 5X more winnings compared to older version
Players win 5X more after game changes
By Kate Northrop
The Mega Millions Consortium announced the results of the first drawing under the new Mega Millions game, in which players won 5X more prize winnings than they would have under the older version of the game.
Last night's Mega Millions drawing was the first draw to include one fewer Mega Ball number and built-in multipliers ranging from 2X to 10X, and it resulted in prize winnings 5X more than players would have won under the old
Apr 9, 2025, 9:20 pm - Lottery News
Mega Millions $5 price increase and game changes take effect this weekend
One last drawing tonight before game overhaul
By Kate Northrop
Tonight will mark the last and final Mega Millions multi-state game drawing before ticket prices increase from $2 to $5 and the major anticipated game changes take effect.
The Mega Millions multi-state game overhaul is just around the corner, with increased ticket prices, larger starting jackpots, and improved odds.
The new version of the game will take over upon the completion of the drawing on Friday, April 4, 2025,
Apr 4, 2025, 7:40 am - Lottery News
Mega Millions confirms ticket price increase to $5, other changes coming April 2025
Proposed changes are official
Updated with additional prize details
By Kate Northrop
Mega Millions has officially confirmed that several new game changes are on the way, including a ticket price increase from $2 to $5.
The Mega Millions Consortium has announced that it is preparing for a mega overhaul, with plans for game enhancements coming April 2025.
Back in June, Lottery Post reported on proposed changes to the game that were initially made public by the Montana Lottery
Oct 7, 2024, 6:31 pm - Lottery News
New Jersey Lottery increasing Jersey Cash 5 ticket price
Bullseye feature now included automatically on every ticket
By Kate Northrop
The New Jersey Lottery announced today that the price of a Jersey Cash 5 ticket will increase from $1 to $2 and that every ticket will automatically include the Bullseye add-on option.
New Jersey Cash 5 tickets are getting a bump in ticket price starting next month, the Lottery revealed in a press release today.
Starting July 1, 2024, ticket prices for the in-state daily progressive jackpot game will inc
Jun 27, 2024, 7:06 pm - Lottery News
UPDATE: Proposed changes to Mega Millions game will raise ticket price to $5
Montana Lottery reveals game modifications that could come as soon as 2025
UPDATE Watch Lottery Post's exclusive video report
UPDATE 2 New information from Montana Lottery
Includes video report
By Kate Northrop
Note: One state lottery indicated that these amendments to the game are in progress of undergoing final review, but we are attempting to confirm it with a second source. State lotteries may not yet be ready to officially announce the following changes, and it is unco
Jun 13, 2024, 5:14 pm - Lottery News
Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot to move to daily drawings
Change to increases will also mean bigger, faster-growing jackpots, Lottery says
By Kate Northrop
The Arkansas Lottery announced today that it will change the draw format of the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) game to daily drawings, starting this month.
The Natural State Jackpot lottery game, which is local to the state of Arkansas, will change from having six drawings a week to seven in a new daily draw format.
Starting Sun., April 21, 2024 at 8:00 pm Central Time, the local draw g
Apr 12, 2024, 3:15 pm - Lottery News
Massachusetts Lottery shakes up Megabucks game
New ticket price, number matrix, odds, and prize amounts
By Kate Northrop
The Massachusetts Lottery is giving its in-state draw game Megabucks an entire makeover, with changes coming to odds, prizes, and ticket prices.
Massachusetts lottery players can expect to see an overhaul of the local Megabucks draw game tomorrow, which will completely alter the odds, prizes, and price point of a ticket.
On Monday, the Massachusetts Lottery announced that the Megabucks game is being redesig
Nov 11, 2023, 6:43 pm - Lottery News
Mississippi Lottery Match 5 will move to daily drawings
Pick 5 jackpot game will become a daily draw game this fall
By Kate Northrop
Later this year, the Mississippi Lottery's Match 5 draw game will move to a daily draw schedule, joining other daily draw games in the evenings.
Beginning Sept. 10, Mississippi lottery players will be able to enter daily drawings for the Pick 5-style Match 5 game.
As of now, drawings for the game take place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 9:30 pm CT. Now, the draw schedule will align with the Lo
Jul 15, 2023, 8:16 am - Lottery News
Nebraska Lottery to make changes to Pick 5 game
Lottery makes upgrade to in-state draw game
By Kate Northrop
The Nebraska Lottery announced that its locally drawn Pick 5 game will receive enhancements later this summer.
Today, the Nebraska Lottery revealed some changes to its Pick 5 game that players can expect to see in three months.
As of Sun., Aug. 13, 2023, Pick 5 will have two additional numbers to play, bringing the number matrix to 1 to 40 instead of 1 to 38.
This will decrease the odds of winning the jackpot from 1
May 19, 2023, 3:33 pm - Lottery News