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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.90 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#12 of 26 · $5 MA games
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#12 of 26 · $5 MA games
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.0%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 3 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
78.0%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
3 of 5
$1M jackpots left
35%
claimed · 5.2M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,387,663 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,447 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.90 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.43 · 68.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.30 · 6.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.9%
Just 3 tickets out of 9.9M 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
2,386,543 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 35%
9.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
65%
60% of top prizes remain with 65% 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
#12 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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