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Average valueActive$10,000,000 BONANZA · $20 · Massachusetts Lottery
$10,000,000 BONANZA: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.39 on average.
▼ -9.2 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
▼ -9.2 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
$10,000,000 BONANZA is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.0%, down 9.2 percentage points from the launch value of 81.2%. 0 of the original 3 $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 12.1M printed tickets have been sold.
72.0%
expected return
1 in 2.94
odds of any win
0 of 3
$6.5M jackpots left
78%
claimed · 9.4M of 12.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 895,847 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$25 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 446 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.24 · 61.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$1.78 · 8.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.38 · 1.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.1%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
893,135 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
12.1M
tickets printed
9.4M
tickets claimed · 78%
2.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
22%
0% of top prizes remain with 22% 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 $20 MA peers
#9 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM.
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