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Strong valueActive$4,000,000 BONUS BUCKS · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 BONUS BUCKS: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.50 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#9 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:18 PM
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#9 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:18 PM
$4,000,000 BONUS BUCKS is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.0%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 84.4%. 1 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 72% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.
85.0%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 3
$4M jackpots left
72%
claimed · 11.6M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,294,327 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $10
$15 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 508 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.50 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.66 · 66.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.50 · 5.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.34 · 13.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.5M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,292,330 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
72% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
16.1M
tickets printed
11.6M
tickets claimed · 72%
4.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
28%
33% of top prizes remain with only 28% 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 $10 MA peers
#9 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:18 PM.
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