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Decent valueActiveBIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.79 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#23 of 29 · $5 MA games
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#23 of 29 · $5 MA games
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.8%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 76.2%. 3 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 13% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
75.8%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
3 of 4
$500K top prizes left
13%
claimed · 2M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,151,997 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 13,742 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.79 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.66 · 73.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.13 · 2.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
3,151,873 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
13% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 13%
13.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
87%
75% of top prizes remain with 87% 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
#23 of 29
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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