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Strong valueActiveLOTERIA™ · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
LOTERIA™: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.06 on average.
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:15 PM
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 27 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 6:15 PM
LOTERIA™ is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 79.2%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
45%
claimed · 3.7M of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,072,112 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $200, 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 1,652 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 – $500
$3.40 · 68.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.21 · 4.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.45 · 9.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 4.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,071,277 winning tickets remain in this range: 84% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
8.1M
tickets printed
3.7M
tickets claimed · 45%
4.4M
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
55%
67% of top prizes remain with only 55% 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
#5 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 30, 2026, 6:15 PM.
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