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Exceptional valueActiveBILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA · $50 · Massachusetts Lottery
BILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $62.51 on average.
▲ +41.3 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 MA games
▲ +41.3 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 MA games
BILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 125.0%, up 41.3 percentage points from the launch value of 83.7%. 0 of the original 3 $25,000,000 ($1.25M/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 99% of the 30.2M printed tickets have been sold.
125.0%
expected return
1 in 4.10
odds of any win
0 of 3
$25M jackpots left
99%
claimed · 30M of 30.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 69,552 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $50
$100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 41 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $62.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$32.01 · 64.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$13.07 · 26.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$17.43 · 34.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
90.2%
Just 3 tickets out of 287k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
68,436 winning tickets remain in this range: 51% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
99% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2023.
30.2M
tickets printed
30M
tickets claimed · 99%
287k
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
1%
0% of top prizes remain with 1% 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 $50 MA peers
#1 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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BILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA
125.0%
2
Lifetime Millions
85.5%
3
$500,000 FRENZY
81.9%
4
$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY
81.6%
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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