In this Dec. 31, 2011, photo, Amber Wallenstein, a 31-year-old clerk at the Freedom Value Center convenience store and gas station in Sioux Falls, S.D., rings up a Powerball ticket for a customer. The price for Powerball tickets is set to double Jan. 15. "I don't think anybody knows about it yet," Wallenstein said of the price hike. "But they'll still pay for it." (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)
In this Dec. 31, 2011, photo, Amber Wallenstein, a 31-year-old clerk at the Freedom Value Center convenience store and gas station in Sioux Falls, S.D., rings up a Powerball ticket for a customer. The price for Powerball tickets is set to double Jan. 15. "I don't think anybody knows about it yet," Wallenstein said of the price hike. "But they'll still pay for it." (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)
A lottery ticket reader awaits use at the Freedom Value Center convenience store and gas station, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The price for Powerball tickets is set to double Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2.
Lottery organizers hope the price change will entice more people to play because jackpots are getting bigger and the odds of winning are improving.
The move is a strategy to differentiate the game from Mega Millions, another big-money, multi-state lottery game that sells for $1 a ticket. Both games are sold in 42 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington D.C. Both have drawings twice a week but are played on different nights.
Lottery officials say they are betting players will like the variety and changes made in the game. But some players say the price increase may keep them from playing as often or not at all.
The price change takes effect Jan. 15.
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