Mega Millions ticket price more than doubling to $5 — with promise of bigger jackpots and higher odds

You have to be in it to win it — but you’ll soon have to pay more for a chance. Mega Millions tickets will more than double in cost next April from $2 to $5 a pop, lottery officials announced Monday, adding that the new price tag will come with higher cash prizes. The price increase will come with greater odds of scoring bigger jackpots as part of a “mega overhaul” of the lottery launching in April 2025, Mega Millions said. “Spending 5 bucks to become a millionaire or billionaire,...