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Weak valueActive$100,000 CASH EXTRA · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
$100,000 CASH EXTRA: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.27 on average.
▼ -9.5 pts vs launch#18 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -9.5 pts vs launch#18 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$100,000 CASH EXTRA is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.5%, down 9.5 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 96% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
63.5%
expected return
1 in 4.7
odds of any win
1 of 4
$100K top prizes left
96%
claimed · 7.7M of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 72,682 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$4 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 341,717 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$0.98 · 48.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.29 · 14.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
72,681 winning tickets remain in this range: 77% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
96% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
8.1M
tickets printed
7.7M
tickets claimed · 96%
342k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
4%
25% of top prizes remain with only 4% 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 $2 MA peers
#18 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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