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Decent valueActiveMA 250 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
MA 250: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.85 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#15 of 26 · $5 MA games
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#15 of 26 · $5 MA games
MA 250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.0%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 76.8%. 2,096 of the original 9,100 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
77.0%
expected return
1 in 9.13
odds of any win
2,096 of 9,100
$250 top prizes left
78%
claimed · 3.9M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 121,865 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$25 or $50 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.85 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.85 · 77.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
121,865 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
5M
tickets printed
3.9M
tickets claimed · 78%
1.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
23%
Tickets left
22%
23% of top prizes remain with only 22% 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
#15 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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