The new Mega Millions matrix, match 5/75 + 1/15 started on 10/22/2013. The previous matrix was match 5/56 + 1/46. Hey thanks Mega Millions, for making the Jackpot and 2nd-Tier prize way harder to win. I don't care that the overall odds to win any prize have improved to 1 in 15.
The previous odds to win the 2nd-Tier Prize were 1 in 3,904,701. The new odds to win the 2nd-Tier Prize are 1 in 18,492,204. These new odds are much worse than the odds to win the jackpot for a standard 6/49 lotto game, which are 1 in 13,983,816.
The previous Mega Millions odds to win the jackpot were 1 in 175,711,536. The new odds to win the jackpot are 1 in 258,890,850. Are you kidding me? The old odds were already astronomical and the new odds are super astronomical.
