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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.95 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#8 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#8 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.0%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 4 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 23% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
79.0%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
4 of 5
$1M jackpots left
23%
claimed · 3.5M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,794,506 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,444 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.44 · 68.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.17 · 3.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.35 · 6.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 4 tickets out of 11.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,793,210 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
23% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
3.5M
tickets claimed · 23%
11.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
77%
80% of top prizes remain with only 77% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 MA peers
#8 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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