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Strong valueActive$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.42 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 26 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 26 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM
$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 85.0%. 2 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
84.2%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
2 of 3
$4M jackpots left
35%
claimed · 5.3M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,837,272 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 $8.42 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+
$1.32 · 13.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.0%
Just 7 tickets out of 9.9M 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
2,832,389 winning tickets remain in this range: 77% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 35%
9.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
65%
67% of top prizes remain with only 65% 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
#11 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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