CLEVELAND, Ohio - The price of a Mega Millions ticket will double from $1 to $2 beginning with the Oct. 31 drawing.

The minimum jackpot will increase from $15 million to $40 million but the odds of winning will decrease.

The move by the multi-state consortium that oversees the game, which is offered in Ohio and more than 40 other states, is meant to increase jackpots, which will draw more bets.

Following are some of the Mega Million changes:

Ticket price will increase from $1 to $2.

Players will pick five numbers from 1 to 70 in the first set of numbers, instead of 1 to 75.

Players will pick one number from 1 to 25 in the second set of numbers, called Mega Balls, instead of 1 to 15.

Chances of winning the jackpot will decrease from 1-in-258.9 million to 1-in-302.6 million, while the chance of winning any prize -- which will run from $2 to the jackpot -- will go from 1-in-14.7 to 1-in-24.

The odds of winning the second-place $1 million prize will get better - from 1-in-18.5 million to 1-in-12.6 million.

Non-jackpot prize payouts will change. The odds for second-tier prizes will change from 1-in-18 million to 1-in-12 million. Third-tier prizes will increase from $5,000 to $10,000. Fifth prize will increase from $50 to $200. Sixth and seventh prizes will increase from $5 to $10. Eighth prize will increase from $2 to $4 and ninth prize will increase from $1 to $2.

Details of all changes and odds are at mega-millions.com/changes-2017.

Mega Millions is currently offered for sale in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m.

The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history was $656 million for the March 30, 2012, drawing. There were three winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

The Mega Millions changes are similar to those in the multi-state Powerball in 2015.

The odds of winning the Powerball lottery game got worse, but the jackpots got larger. The $2 ticket price did not change.

After the changes went into effect, a $1.6 billion prize was shared by three people in January 2016 and a Massachusetts woman won a $758.7 million jackpot in August.

Ohio Lottery officials have said changes are needed to the games to combat jackpot fatigue, an ailment that affects those who decide it is not worth buying a Mega Millions or Powerball ticket unless the payout is huge - in the $400 million to $600 million range.