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Strong valueActive$10,000,000 PREMIER CASH · $20 · Massachusetts Lottery
$10,000,000 PREMIER CASH: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.47 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#8 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#8 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$10,000,000 PREMIER CASH is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.3%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 84.7%. 1 of the original 3 $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 58% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
82.3%
expected return
1 in 3.7
odds of any win
1 of 3
$10M jackpots left
58%
claimed · 8.8M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,719,128 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 419 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.47 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$12.46 · 62.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$1.97 · 9.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.04 · 10.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 4 tickets out of 6.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,711,951 winning tickets remain in this range: 76% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
58% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2023.
15.1M
tickets printed
8.8M
tickets claimed · 58%
6.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
42%
33% of top prizes remain with 42% 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
#8 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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