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Strong valueActiveDIAMOND DELUXE · $30 · Massachusetts Lottery
DIAMOND DELUXE: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.27 on average.
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM
DIAMOND DELUXE is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.9%, down 3.4 percentage points from the launch value of 84.3%. 1 of the original 3 $15,000,000 ($750K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
80.9%
expected return
1 in 3.09
odds of any win
1 of 3
$15M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 7.5M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,450,184 winning tickets still unclaimed.
32 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 211 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$19.48 · 64.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$2.29 · 7.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.50 · 8.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.6%
Just 5 tickets out of 7.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
2,442,728 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
15.1M
tickets printed
7.5M
tickets claimed · 50%
7.6M
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
50%
33% of top prizes remain with 50% 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 $30 MA peers
#5 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:17 PM.
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