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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 $3.97 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.4%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 4 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
79.4%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
4 of 5
$1M jackpots left
29%
claimed · 4.3M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,599,171 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 1,445 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.97 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+
$0.37 · 7.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.0%
Just 4 tickets out of 10.8M 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
2,597,947 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 29%
10.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
71%
80% of top prizes remain with only 71% 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
#5 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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