Clive, Iowa (RI) — This is the final week you can play the Mega Millions lotto game before it undergoes a remake.
Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says the final drawing in the old system is Friday night, and then the game moves to a new format.
The price of one play goes from two to five dollars.
The multiplier is a number you now have to pay another dollar for under the current game. Each ticket in the new game will automatically have a multiplier number of two, three, four, five, or ten added to the ticket.
Neubauer says another feature of the new game ensures that anyone winning a prize will win more than the amount they paid for the ticket.
Neubauer says the new game costs more to play, but the reward is increased for all prizes.
Operators and participants in the nationwide games are hoping the changes will spur more interest. The Iowa Lottery reported last week that sales of Mega Million are down more than 21 percent and Powerball sales are down nearly 54 percent so far this fiscal year compared to last year.
