Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise better odds

As one of the “sporadic players” they mention, I’m far less likely to buy at $5 than $2. Even when it went from $1 to $2, the jackpot had to get much bigger before I cared.

I’m trying to think of a jackpot number I’d spend $5 on… I don’t think it exists.

The article doesn't say how much the odds have improved. I'm guessing that the answer is "not enough" since the stated goal is to distribute more money to the various states.

It doesn't seem like this is a smart move, but I've been wrong about the rationality of the general public plenty of times before.

I play when it gets above $200 million. For $2 a go I get to run fantasies about taking that closed Sears store and turning it into a multi-floor maker space. Classes in sewing, cooking, finance, woodworking, welding, robotics, drones, 3D printing, computer programming, etc.

Unlikely that I'll toss a $5 down to do that.