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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 $3.76 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#21 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#21 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 75.2%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 291 of the original 10,920 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 97% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
75.2%
expected return
1 in 9.2
odds of any win
291 of 10,920
$250 top prizes left
97%
claimed · 5.9M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 17,949 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 $3.76 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.76 · 75.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
17,949 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
97% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
6M
tickets printed
5.9M
tickets claimed · 97%
165k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
3%
Tickets left
3%
3% of top prizes remain with 3% 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
#21 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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