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Decent valueActive$25, $50 and $250 CELEBRATION BLOWOUT · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$25, $50 and $250 CELEBRATION BLOWOUT: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.83 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#16 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#16 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$25, $50 and $250 CELEBRATION BLOWOUT is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.6%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 13,524 of the original 18,200 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.6%
expected return
1 in 9.2
odds of any win
13,524 of 18,200
$250 top prizes left
26%
claimed · 2.6M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 816,028 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$25 or $50 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.83 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.83 · 76.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
816,028 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 26%
7.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
74%
Tickets left
74%
74% of top prizes remain with only 74% 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
#16 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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