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Average valueActive$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.39 on average.
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#17 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jul 22, 2026, 6:16 PM
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#17 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jul 22, 2026, 6:16 PM
$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.5%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
69.5%
expected return
1 in 4.59
odds of any win
1 of 3
$100K top prizes left
79%
claimed · 4.8M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 275,541 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $400, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 420,759 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.29 · 64.4% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $100K
$0.10 · 5.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
275,538 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
6M
tickets printed
4.8M
tickets claimed · 79%
1.3M
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
21%
33% of top prizes remain with only 21% 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 $2 MA peers
#17 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 22, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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