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Strong valueActive$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS · $20 · Massachusetts Lottery
$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.15 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $20 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.7%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 80.4%. 15 of the original 39 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 63% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
80.7%
expected return
1 in 2.9
odds of any win
15 of 39
$250K top prizes left
63%
claimed · 3.2M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 634,725 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$25 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 435 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.15 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.31 · 61.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$3.84 · 19.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
632,726 winning tickets remain in this range: 76% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
63% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
5M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 63%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
38%
Tickets left
37%
38% of top prizes remain with only 37% 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 $20 MA peers
#9 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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