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Exceptional valueActive$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $9.07 on average.
▲ +5.7 pts vs launch#6 of 26 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
▲ +5.7 pts vs launch#6 of 26 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 90.7%, up 5.7 percentage points from the launch value of 85.0%. 1 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 12.1M printed tickets have been sold.
90.7%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 3
$4M jackpots left
80%
claimed · 9.6M of 12.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 712,216 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$15 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 542 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $9.07 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.61 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.44 · 4.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.02 · 20.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.5%
Just 2 tickets out of 2.5M 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
711,247 winning tickets remain in this range: 73% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
80% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2024.
12.1M
tickets printed
9.6M
tickets claimed · 80%
2.5M
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
20%
33% of top prizes remain with only 20% 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
#6 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM.
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