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Strong valueActive$4,000,000 BONUS MONEY · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 BONUS MONEY: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.17 on average.
▼ -3.2 pts vs launch#16 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -3.2 pts vs launch#16 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$4,000,000 BONUS MONEY is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.7%, down 3.2 percentage points from the launch value of 84.9%. 1 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 54% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.7%
expected return
1 in 3.5
odds of any win
1 of 3
$4M jackpots left
54%
claimed · 8.7M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,148,141 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $10
$15 – $200, 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 730 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.17 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.48 · 64.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.62 · 6.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.07 · 10.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.0%
Just 5 tickets out of 7.5M 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
2,144,425 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
54% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
16.1M
tickets printed
8.7M
tickets claimed · 54%
7.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
46%
33% of top prizes remain with 46% 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
#16 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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