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05 Jan 2012

Powerball ticket prices set to double


by: AZCentral.com/The Arizona Republic

Jan. 4, 2012 09:56 PM
Associated Press

Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2.

Lottery organizers hope the price change, up from $1, will entice more people to play because jackpots are getting bigger and the odds of winning are improving.

The move is a strategy to differentiate the game from Mega Millions, another big-money, multistate lottery game that sells for $1 per ticket.

Both games are sold in Arizona and 41 other states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C. Both have drawings twice a week, but they are played on different nights.

The price change takes effect Jan. 15.

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