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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.98 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#6 of 29 · $5 MA games
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#6 of 29 · $5 MA games
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.6%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 79.0%. 3 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 9% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
79.6%
expected return
1 in 4.13
odds of any win
3 of 3
$1M jackpots left
9%
claimed · 715k of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,781,498 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, 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 1,842 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.98 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.38 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.41 · 8.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.4%
Just 3 tickets out of 7.3M 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
1,780,462 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
9% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
8.1M
tickets printed
715k
tickets claimed · 9%
7.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
91%
100% of top prizes remain with only 91% 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
#6 of 29
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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