“The megaplier doesn’t apply to the jackpot.”
True, but if you won a smaller amount you would be kicking yourself for the rest of your life for not spending the extra dollar.
I don’t know how it works with MegaMillions, but in Power Ball, for each drawing, the multiplier is 2, 3, sometimes more, so, with a lesser winning ticket, you could really clean up by spending the extra dollar.
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True,but you’ve got to win a prize for the multiplier to do you any good.
Most of the time you don’t win anything and you waste your money.