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Strong valueActive$1,000,000 BIG MONEY · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 BIG MONEY: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.06 on average.
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#4 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#4 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$1,000,000 BIG MONEY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 2 of the original 4 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 12.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 5.37
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
65%
claimed · 7.9M of 12.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 780,748 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 995 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.06 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$3.30 · 66.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.28 · 5.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.48 · 9.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 4.2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
780,122 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
12.1M
tickets printed
7.9M
tickets claimed · 65%
4.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
35%
50% of top prizes remain with only 35% 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
#4 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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