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Average valueActive$1,000,000 BONUS WINS · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 BONUS WINS: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.44 on average.
▼ -9.8 pts vs launch#25 of 26 · $5 MA games
▼ -9.8 pts vs launch#25 of 26 · $5 MA games
$1,000,000 BONUS WINS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.8%, down 9.8 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 0 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 75% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
68.8%
expected return
1 in 4.03
odds of any win
0 of 3
$1M jackpots left
75%
claimed · 7.6M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 617,812 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $150, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,035 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.22 · 64.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.22 · 4.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.8%
Just 0 tickets out of 2.5M 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
617,413 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
75% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
10.1M
tickets printed
7.6M
tickets claimed · 75%
2.5M
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
25%
0% of top prizes remain with 25% 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
#25 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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