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Average valueActiveKENO™ · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
KENO™: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.58 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#23 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#23 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
KENO™ is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.6%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 71.8%. 3 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 23% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
71.6%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
3 of 3
$100K top prizes left
23%
claimed · 1.6M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,310,412 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 8,870 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $450
$3.39 · 67.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.19 · 3.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $450 wins
1,309,798 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
23% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 23%
5.4M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
77%
100% of top prizes remain with only 77% 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 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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