Officials were worried that the relatively smaller but more frequent prizes – a “paltry” $100 million, for instance – would result in “jackpot fatigue,” which is why they tweaked the game last year, Medenica said. “Ultimately, these games, they’re all about the jackpots,” Gordon Medenica, Maryland’s lottery and gaming director, said Wednesday.
Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪnd then there’s Friday’s monster Mega Millions drawing, the largest in the game’s history.