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Strong valueActive$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY · $50 · Massachusetts Lottery
$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.81 on average.
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MA games
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MA games
$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.6%, down 2.3 percentage points from the launch value of 83.9%. 1 of the original 3 $25,000,000 ($1.25M/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 25.2M printed tickets have been sold.
81.6%
expected return
1 in 4.10
odds of any win
1 of 3
$25M jackpots left
45%
claimed · 11.3M of 25.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,392,854 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $50
$100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 42 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$33.06 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$5.34 · 10.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.41 · 4.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.8%
Just 9 tickets out of 13.9M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
3,369,264 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
25.2M
tickets printed
11.3M
tickets claimed · 45%
13.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
55%
33% of top prizes remain with 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 $50 MA peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
BILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA
125.0%
2
Lifetime Millions
85.5%
3
$500,000 FRENZY
81.9%
4
$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY
81.6%
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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