CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper December 17, 2013 21:39:00
Noted, they increased the numbers that you have to choose from, thus decreasing your odds of winning, thus increasing the size of the jackpot, thus in turn increasing the number of players and there you go. you've got bigger jackpots, more players and fewer winners. >> did the lottery folks make this change on the sly? how would regular ticket buyers know the odds have increased so much? >> great question. after i wrote about this in my column last week, people e-mailed me saying who knew, why didn't anybody tell us. they did issue a press release but how many people are reading lottery press ...