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Average valueActive2 FOR $1 · $1 · Massachusetts Lottery
2 FOR $1: Average value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.69 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
2 FOR $1 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 6 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 4.8
odds of any win
3 of 6
$10K top prizes left
39%
claimed · 2.8M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 901,325 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 613,762 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.69 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.68 · 68.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.01 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
901,318 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
2.8M
tickets claimed · 39%
4.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
61%
50% of top prizes remain with 61% 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 $1 MA peers
#4 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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