KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
The Kentucky Lottery has announced that beginning Oct. 22 minimum
jackpots in the Mega Millions lottery will grow from $12 million to $15
million. And jackpots will increase by at least $5 million after each
drawing in which there is no winner.
Also, the number of white balls will increase to 75 and the number of
Mega Balls will go decrease to 15. Mega Millions will still use five
white balls and one Mega Ball during drawings.
The changes are aimed at growing the number of Mega Millions players,
Arch Gleason said. He is head of the Kentucky Lottery. Mega Millions is
played in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin
Islands in the Caribbean.
