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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 $3.75 on average.
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#22 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#22 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$25, $50 and $250 CELEBRATION BLOWOUT is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.0%, down 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 260 of the original 10,920 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
75.0%
expected return
1 in 9.15
odds of any win
260 of 10,920
$250 top prizes left
98%
claimed · 5.9M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 16,285 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 $3.75 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.75 · 75.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
16,285 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
6M
tickets printed
5.9M
tickets claimed · 98%
150k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
2%
Tickets left
2%
2% of top prizes remain with 2% 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
#22 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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