July 21, 2009
New Megabucks offers higher stakes
By Mainebiz News Staff
If they're willing to cough up an extra dollar, lottery players in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont will soon have a bi-weekly chance at getting rich with a new jackpot game, Tri-State Megabucks Plus.
Starting Sunday, the Plus game will replace Tri-State Megabucks, which became the first multi-state lottery in 1985 and will have its last drawing this Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Tickets will increase from $1 to $2.
Lottery executive Director Rick Wisler says the jackpots will now all start at $1 million, the second-place prize will be bigger and the overall odds of winning will increase to 1 in 6 versus the old odds of 1 in 21, the AP reported.
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