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Strong valueActive$2,000,000 DIAMOND CASHWORD · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$2,000,000 DIAMOND CASHWORD: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.25 on average.
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$2,000,000 DIAMOND CASHWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.5%, down 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 82.6%. 3 of the original 5 $2,000,000 ($100K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 25.2M printed tickets have been sold.
82.5%
expected return
1 in 3.3
odds of any win
3 of 5
$2M jackpots left
45%
claimed · 11.4M of 25.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,236,731 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,106 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.06 · 70.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.40 · 4.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.79 · 7.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.6%
Just 8 tickets out of 13.8M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
4,232,747 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
25.2M
tickets printed
11.4M
tickets claimed · 45%
13.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
55%
60% of top prizes remain with only 55% 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 $10 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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