You watch the Mega Millions drawings live from our WSB-TV studios each and every Tuesday and Friday. Tickets for Mega Millions will go up from $2 to $5 after Friday night’s drawing. Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke with lottery players at a Shell gas station.

Big changes are coming to the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions. The cost of a ticket will be rising from $2 to $5. The higher cost will bring with it increased chances to win, larger jackpots and a built-in multiplier in all states. Mega Millions is launching the new game on April 8.

Today's your last chance to enter a Mega Millions drawing for $2. Friday, April 4 is the final Mega drawing before the lottery rolls out a new version and prize structure in its next drawing on Tuesday, April 8.

The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, April 7 Powerball drawing.The estimated jackpot is $54 million with a $26.1 million cash option after the jackpot was claimed in a recent drawing by a player in California.

Mega Millions is getting a makeover - including more than doubling the price of a ticket - as the multi-state lottery game aims to improve players' odds and dish out bigger jackpots.

For the second time in more than 20 years, the Mega Millions lottery is getting a facelift. Tickets will now be twice as expensive, but prizes will also be bigger—and the odds of winning the jackpot have gone up (though your chances of taking home the prize are still infinitesimal).

Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing.

Changes coming to the Mega Millions lottery will mean bigger payouts and better odds — but tickets for the multistate game will now sell for $5 instead of $2.