Ticker: Mega Millions tickets rise to $5 Tuesday, but the lottery promises more giant jackpots; Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close

Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots but at a cost literally with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to The price for playing Mega Millions more than doubled for drawings starting with Tuesday s but lottery leaders are betting that the swollen jackpots they re expecting will catch the populace s attention and lead to an accompanying surge in sales People really want big jackpots commented Joshua Johnston the Washington state lottery director who heads the Mega Millions match We expect to see a sales lift on this The higher ticket price also means the jackpot can start at million rather than the previous million and that the grand prize is expected to grow more rapidly Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has temporarily closed after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the general and staff In a report published on Sunday the Frankfort Kentucky-based distillery declared it would remain closed through April but warned that date could change Due to the unprecedented and ongoing rain and flooding we are not able to advise on the impact to our total distillery footprint Buffalo Trace noted We will assess those realities in the coming days as the facilities become safe to deal with and will make necessary adjustments to operations as required A spokesperson for Buffalo Trace declined to comment further