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Poor valueActive$1,000,000 ULTIMATE 7 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 ULTIMATE 7: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.64 on average.
▼ -25.8 pts vs launch#25 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -25.8 pts vs launch#25 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$1,000,000 ULTIMATE 7 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 52.8%, down 25.8 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 0 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 96% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
52.8%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
0 of 5
$1M jackpots left
96%
claimed · 14.5M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 156,649 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
15 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 3,435 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.44 · 48.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
52.8%
Just 0 tickets out of 629k 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
156,574 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
96% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
15.1M
tickets printed
14.5M
tickets claimed · 96%
629k
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
4%
0% of top prizes remain with 4% 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 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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