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Strong valueActiveKENO™ · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
KENO™: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.06 on average.
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 26 · $5 MA games
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 26 · $5 MA games
KENO™ is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 79.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 4.15
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 3.5M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 856,598 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 8,930 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.06 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $450
$3.36 · 67.3% 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
70.0%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.6M 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
856,199 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
3.5M
tickets claimed · 50%
3.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
50%
67% of top prizes remain with only 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 $5 MA peers
#4 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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