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Strong valueActiveKENO™ · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
KENO™: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.09 on average.
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#3 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#3 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
KENO™ is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.8%, up 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 79.4%. 3 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 24% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.8%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
3 of 3
$1M jackpots left
24%
claimed · 1.7M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,292,357 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $450, an actual profit
10 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 8,777 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.09 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $450
$3.40 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $3K
$0.13 · 2.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.56 · 11.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 5.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $450 wins
1,291,745 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
24% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 24%
5.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
76%
100% of top prizes remain with only 76% 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
#3 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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