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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.85 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 79.0%. 1 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.0%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
1 of 3
$1M jackpots left
77%
claimed · 6.2M of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 443,264 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 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 2,014 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.85 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.15 · 63.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $3K
$0.15 · 3.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.54 · 10.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.1%
Just 1 ticket out of 1.8M 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
443,030 winning tickets remain in this range: 82% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
77% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
8.1M
tickets printed
6.2M
tickets claimed · 77%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
23%
33% of top prizes remain with only 23% 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
#14 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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