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Average valueActiveBIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2025 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2025: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.60 on average.
▼ -4.2 pts vs launch#22 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -4.2 pts vs launch#22 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2025 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.0%, down 4.2 percentage points from the launch value of 76.2%. 0 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
72.0%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
0 of 4
$500K top prizes left
79%
claimed · 11.9M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 760,223 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 13,799 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.57 · 71.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.03 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
760,184 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2025.
15.1M
tickets printed
11.9M
tickets claimed · 79%
3.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
21%
0% of top prizes remain with 21% 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 $5 MA peers
#22 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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