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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 NEON CASH · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 NEON CASH: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.89 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#13 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#13 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
$1,000,000 NEON CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.8%, down 1.0 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 7% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.8%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
4 of 5
$1M jackpots left
7%
claimed · 1.1M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,378,939 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $200, 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 1,723 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.33 · 66.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.28 · 5.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.29 · 5.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 4 tickets out of 14M 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
3,376,348 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
7% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 7%
14M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
93%
80% of top prizes remain with 93% 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
#13 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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