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Weak valueActive$200,000 HALLOWEEN · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$200,000 HALLOWEEN: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.19 on average.
▼ -8.8 pts vs launch#26 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▼ -8.8 pts vs launch#26 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$200,000 HALLOWEEN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.8%, down 8.8 percentage points from the launch value of 72.6%. 4 of the original 24 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
63.8%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
4 of 24
$10K top prizes left
94%
claimed · 3.8M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 60,729 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 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 1,873 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.19 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins - – $500
$3.03 · 60.6% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.16 · 3.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
- – $500 wins
60,725 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
4M
tickets printed
3.8M
tickets claimed · 94%
251k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
6%
17% of top prizes remain with only 6% 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
#26 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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