<Li> 0 + MB: $2 ($1) </Li> <P> The new prize structure allocates roughly 75 percent of the prize pool for the jackpot; this is, in part, to facilitate the new Just the Jackpot option . The 2013 - 2017 version allocated about 68 percent towards the jackpot . </P> <P> Each of the 46 Mega Millions participants, in preparation for the October 28, 2017 format change, were given the choice of offering a $3, two - game play (called "Just the Jackpot"). A player choosing this option is not eligible for any of the eight lower - tier prizes; therefore, the Megaplier option is not available for Just the Jackpot wagers . </P> <P> These lotteries offered the "Just the Jackpot" option upon the format change: Georgia, Hoosier Lottery, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming . Kentucky has since added "Just the Jackpot", with other lotteries potentially adding it . Not known is whether a second series of playslips would be printed for lotteries offering "Just the Jackpot" beginning after the October 28, 2017 format change . </P>

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