the powerball game says the price of a single ticket will double to two bucks starting january 15th. on its web site, the association notes that the price has remained the same for 20 years. the statement also points out that people pay $2, 5, 20, even $50 for scratch tickets, so they decided to make the big jump, in their words. the good news is jackpots will increase, as jenna said. they ll start at $40 million, that s up from 20 million now, and they ll increase twice as fast. but officials say the odds of winning the jackpot will drop slightly because the number of powerballs will decrease from 39 to 35. still, they say, the pricier game should produce more millionaires because second prize for matching the five white balls without the powerball increases from 200,000 to $1 million. and you can still pay an extra dollar for the power play option which doubles all prizes except the jackpot. the cost of a mega millions ticket will remain at $1. jenna?
price of a single ticket will double to two bucks starting january 15th. on its web site, the association notes that the price has remained the same for 20 years. the statement also points out that people pay $2, 5, 20, even $50 for scratch tickets, so they decided to make the big jump, in their words. the good news is jackpots will increase, as jenna said. they ll start at $40 million, that s up from 20 million now, and they ll increase twice as fast. but officials say the odds of winning the jackpot will drop slightly because the number of powerballs will decrease from 39 to 35. still, they say, the pricier game should produce more millionaires because second prize for matching the five white balls without the powerball increases from 200,000 to $1 million. and you can still pay an extra dollar for the power play option which doubles all prizes except the jackpot. the cost of a mega millions ticket will remain at $1. jenna? jenna: one of the only games