Thanks California

The adopted changes to Mega Millions include:

* NEW MATRIX: Players will choose five numbers from 1 to 56 and then a Mega Ball number from a second field of 1 to 46.
* HIGHER STARTING JACKPOTS: The starting grand/jackpot prize amount will change from $10 million to $12 million.
* HIGHER PAYOUTS FOR SECOND AND THIRD TIER PRIZES: The second prize level will change from $175,000 to $250,000 and the third prize level will change from $5,000 to $10,000.
* ODDS TO WIN GRAND/JACKPOT PRIZE: The odds of matching all the numbers and the Mega Ball for the grand/jackpot prize will change from 1 in 135 million to 1 in 175.7 million.
* BETTER OVERALL ODDS: The overall odds of winning any prize will be approximately 1 in 40, changing from 1 in 43.