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Jackpot Odds Change For New Mexico Lottery

nmlottery.com

It will now be tougher to win a Powerball jackpot, but lottery officials say the odds of winning smaller cash prizes will improve under changes to the multi-state game.

The changes that took effect Sunday mean the overall odds of winning a prize will be one in about 25 instead of one in 32. A shot at the jackpot increases to one in 292 million, up from one in 175 million.

The first drawing under the revised game is Wednesday.

Powerball sales have been slumping nationwide, and it's been no different in New Mexico. Officials here reported a decline in sales of more than 18 percent for the 2015 fiscal year.

Lottery officials say New Mexico's focus on instant-win scratcher games has helped overall sales grow despite Powerball's decline.

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